Improving adherence to family planning guidelines in Kenya: An experiment

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Stanback, John ^a   Griffey, Susan ^b   Lynam, Pamela ^c   Ruto, Cathy ^a   Cummings, Stirling ^d  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Clinical guidelines; Family planning; Kenya; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; KENYA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; KENYA; TEACHING;

EID: 34447521725     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl072     Document Type: Article

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