Are vaccination programmes delivered by lay health workers cost-effective? A systematic review

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Corluka, Adrijana ^a   Walker, Damian G ^a   Lewin, Simon ^b,c   Glenton, Claire ^d   Scheel, Inger B ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

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EID: 71049184895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-81     Document Type: Review

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