Increased fairness in priority setting processes within the health sector: the case of Kapiri-Mposhi District in Zambia
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the case of Kapiri-Mposhi District in Zambia. Authors: Joseph Zulu1*, Charles Michelo1, Carol Msoni1, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Jens Byskov, Astrid Blystad Affiliations: 1. Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zambia,P.O. Box 50110, Lusaka. 2. Umeå International School of Public Health (UISPH), Umea University, SE 90185 Umeå, Sweden 3. DBL-Centre for Health Research and Development, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 57, DK 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark 4. Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care and Centre for International Health (CIH), University of Bergen, Norway Email address JZ: [email protected] or [email protected] CM:[email protected] CMs:[email protected] AKH: [email protected] JB: [email protected] AB:[email protected] *Corresponding author.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012