Decentralization's impact on the health workforce: Perspectives of managers, workers and national leaders

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Kolehmainen Aitken, Riitta Liisa ^a  

^a MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 4243191540     PISSN: 14784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-2-5     Document Type: Review

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