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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. Chukwuani, Chinyere Mercellina & Olugboji, Akindeji & Akuto, Edward Erdorga & Odebunmi, Akim & Ezeilo, Ezenta & Ugbene, Emmanuel, 2006. "A baseline survey of the Primary Healthcare System in South Eastern Nigeria," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(2), pages 182-201, July.
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    4. Emmanuel O. Nwosu & Anthony Orji, 2018. "A Comparative Analysis of Socioeconomic Indicators and Child Nutritional Status in Nigeria’s Geopolitical Zones," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 11(5), pages 1677-1698, October.

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