Human resources for maternal, newborn and child health: From measurement and planning to performance for improved health outcomes

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gupta, Neeru ^a   Maliqi, Blerta ^a   França, Adson ^b   Nyonator, Frank ^c   Pate, Muhammad A ^d   Sanders, David ^e   Belhadj, Hedia ^f   Daelmans, Bernadette ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^d NATIONAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^f UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

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EID: 79959444173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-9-16     Document Type: Review

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