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A cost and technical efficiency analysis of two alternative models for implementing the basic package of health services in Afghanistan

Aaron Philip BlaakmanEPOS Health Management GmbH, Bad Homburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Ahmad Shah SalehiMinistry of Public Health, Health Economics and Financing Directorate, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Romain BoitardDelegation of the European Union to Afghanistan, Brussels, Belgium
Pages S110-S123 | Received 12 Feb 2012, Accepted 29 Dec 2012, Published online: 05 Sep 2013

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