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Int J Health Policy Manag. 2018;7(1): 35-47. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.42
PMID: 29325401        PMCID: PMC5745866

Original Article

Performance-Based Financing to Strengthen the Health System in Benin: Challenging the Mainstream Approach

Elisabeth Paul 1 * , Mohamed Lamine Dramé 2, Jean-Pierre Kashala 2, Armand Ekambi Ndema 2, Marcel Kounnou 3, Julien Codjovi Aïssan 4, Karel Gyselinck 5

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