Mid-level providers in emergency obstetric and newborn health care: Factors affecting their performance and retention within the Malawian health system

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bradley, Susan ^a   McAuliffe, Eilish ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 63049112691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-14     Document Type: Article

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