An intervention to improve paediatric and newborn care in Kenyan district hospitals: Understanding the context

Implementation Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  English, Mike ^a,b   Ntoburi, Stephen ^a   Wagai, John ^a   Mbindyo, Patrick ^a   Opiyo, Newton ^a   Ayieko, Philip ^a   Opondo, Charles ^a   Migiro, Santau ^c   Wamae, Annah ^c   Irimu, Grace ^a,d  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 68949167312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-4-42     Document Type: Article

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