Increasing health worker capacity through distance learning: A comprehensive review of programmes in Tanzania

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nartker, Anya J ^a   Stevens, Liz ^a   Shumays, Alyson ^a   Kalowela, Martin ^b   Kisimbo, Daniel ^c   Potter, Katy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b International Training and Education Center for Health   (Tanzania)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

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EID: 78650657098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-8-30     Document Type: Article

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