Tracking and monitoring the health workforce: A new human resources information system (HRIS) in Uganda

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Spero, Julie C ^a   McQuide, Pamela A ^a   Matte, Rita ^a  

^a SONATEL Lot R73   (Uganda)

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EID: 79951583111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-9-6     Document Type: Article

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