Maintenance versus replacement of medical equipment: a cost-minimization analysis among district hospitals in Nepal
Abstract Background About half of all medical devices in low- and lower-middle-income countries are currently non-operational because equipment maintenance is lacking. Thus, choosing a cost-efficient equipment maintenance approach has the potential to increase both the quantity and quality of import...
Main Authors: | Michael Hillebrecht, Constantin Schmidt, Bhim Prasad Saptoka, Josef Riha, Matthias Nachtnebel, Till Bärnighausen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08392-6 |
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