Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 235-243 , September 2010

Effects of pay-for-performance system on tuberculosis default cases control and treatment in Taiwan

  • Wen-Chen Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Service Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Pei-Tseng Kung

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Health Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Mahmud Khan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Systems Management, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
    • ,
  • Claudia Campbell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Systems Management, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
    • ,
  • Wen-Ta Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Hospital, Department of Health, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsuey-Fong Lee

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control, R.O.C.(Taiwan), Third Branch Chief, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ya-Hsin Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Chung Shan Medical University and Hospital, 110, Sec 1, Jianguo N. Rd., 402 Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 4 24730022x17172; fax: +886 4 22412337.

,Accepted 18 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.06.016

Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 235-243 , September 2010

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