Changing physicians’ incentives to control the C-section rate: Evidence from a major health care reform in Iran
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C-section; Health policy; Physicians’ Financial incentives; Birth timing;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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