An approach to classifying human resources constraints to attaining health-related Millenium Development Goals

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-12

  Wyss, Kaspar ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 4243100677     PISSN: 14784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-2-11     Document Type: Article

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