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Socio-economic and geographic differentials in costs and payment strategies for primary healthcare services in Southeast Nigeria

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  • Onwujekwe, Obinna & Uzochukwu, Benjamin, 2005. "Socio-economic and geographic differentials in costs and payment strategies for primary healthcare services in Southeast Nigeria," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 71(3), pages 383-397, March.
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    2. Onwujekwe, Obinna & Dike, Nkem & Uzochukwu, Benjamin & Ezeoke, Ogochukwu, 2010. "Informal payments for healthcare: Differences in expenditures from consumers and providers perspectives for treatment of malaria in Nigeria," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 96(1), pages 72-79, June.
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