Are doctors and nurses associated with coverage of essential health services in developing countries? A cross-sectional study

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kruk, Margaret E ^a,b   Prescott, Marta R ^a   de Pinho, Helen ^b   Galea, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 65449130422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-27     Document Type: Article

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