Insight into Provider Payment Mechanisms in Healthcare Industry: A Case of Iran
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1. Dept. of Healthcare Administration, School of Economics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney AND School of Built Environment, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 3. Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran 4. Dept. of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5. Social Security Insurance Organization, Tehran, Iran
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