Tackling Uganda's Medical Expenditures Abroad, a Choice Dilemma of Going Public, Private or Public-Private Partnership.
Introduction: This study explored the tackling of Uganda's medical expenditures abroad, a choice dilemma of going public, private or public-private partnership. The study described the commonest conditions and reasons for referrals abroad, estimated Uganda's medical expenditures on referrals abroad...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Travel Medicine & Global Health Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 173 - 184 |
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Tarbiat Modares University Press
Sep2025
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