What determines providers' stated preference for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria?
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What determines providers' stated preference for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria?
As agents for their patients, providers often make treatment decisions on behalf of patients, and their choices can affect health outcomes. However, providers operate within a network of relationships and are agents not only for their patients, but also other health sector actors, such as their employer, the Ministry of Health, and pharmaceutical suppliers. Providers' stated preferences for the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Science & Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0277-9536
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.12.024