Human resources and the quality of emergency obstetric care in developing countries: A systematic review of the literature

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Dogba, Maman ^a   Fournier, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 61849116301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-7     Document Type: Review

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