A primary health care intervention to mobilize health workers for HIV prevention in Malawi

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 318-330

  Norr, Kathleen ^a   Crittenden, Kathleen S ^a   Dancy, Barbara L ^a   McCreary, Linda L ^a   Norr, James L ^a   Talashek, Marie L ^a   Kaponda, Chrissie P N ^b   Jere, Diana L ^b   Sitingawawo, I ^b   Kafulafula, Ursula ^b   Mbeba, Mary M ^b   Kachingwe, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c NONE

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EID: 51349134370     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1463423606000430     Document Type: Article

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