Incentives and intrinsic motivation in healthcare
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Intrinsic Motivation and Incentives
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عنوان ژورنال: Gaceta Sanitaria
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0213-9111
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.04.013