How labour intensive is a doctor-based delivery model for antiretroviral treatment (ART)? Evidence from an observational study in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Van Damme, Wim ^a   Kheang, Soy Ty ^b   Janssens, Bart ^b   Kober, Katharina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

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EID: 34249789864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-5-12     Document Type: Article

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