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The relative efficiency of public
and private service delivery
Justine Hsu
World Health Report (2010)
Background Paper, 39
The path to universal coverage
HEALTH SYSTEMS FINANCING

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The relative efficiency of public and private service
delivery
World Health Report (2010) Background Paper, No 39
Justine Hsu1
1 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, the United Kingdom
2