• Informal Payments In The Health Sector: A Case Study From Turkey 

      Tatar, Mehtap; Ozgen, Hacer; Sahin, Bayram; Belli, Paolo; Berman, Peter (Project Hope, 2007)
      The practice of making informal payments in the health sector is common in a number of countries. It has become an important policy issue around the world. These payments can jeopardize governments' attempts to improve ...
    • Primary Health Care in Turkey: A Passing Fashion? 

      Tatar, M; Tatar, F (Oxford Univ Press, 1997)
      The Alma-Ata Declaration has long been regarded as a watershed in the health policy arena. The global goal of the World Health Organization, 'Health for All by the Year 2000' through primary health care, has attracted many ...
    • Reliability of a Hospital Utilization Review Method in Turkey 

      Kaya, S; Erdem, Y; Doğrusöz, S; Halıcı, N (Oxford Univ Press, 1998)
      Objective. To determine whether the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP) is reliable in Turkey. Methods. Three reviewers, two physicians and one nurse each reviewed 196 patient-days concurrently by using the AEP at ...