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Editorial
. 2012 Aug 1;90(8):559-559A.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.106468.

Performance-based financing in low- and middle-income countries: still more questions than answers

Atle Fretheim, Sophie Witter, Anne Karin Lindahl, Ingvar Theo Olsen
Editorial

Performance-based financing in low- and middle-income countries: still more questions than answers

Atle Fretheim et al. Bull World Health Organ. .
No abstract available

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  • Time for innovative dialogue on health systems research.
    Meessen B, van Heteren G, Soeters R, Fritsche G, van Damme W. Meessen B, et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2012 Oct 1;90(10):715-715A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.112326. Bull World Health Organ. 2012. PMID: 23109736 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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