International Health
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 150-155 , June 2010

Analysis of the perception of institutional function for health sector reform in Nigeria

  • A. Olukoga

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TU, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1603 593665; fax: +44 1603 593604.
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  • M. Bachmann

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TU, UK
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  • G. Harris

      Affiliations

    • School of Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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  • T. Olukoga

      Affiliations

    • Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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  • K. Oluwadiya

      Affiliations

    • LAUTECH College of Health Sciences, Osogbo, Nigeria

Received 27 July 2009 ,Revised 16 November 2009 ,Accepted 18 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.12.006

International Health
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 150-155 , June 2010

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