Workplace violence and gender discrimination in Rwanda's health workforce: Increasing safety and gender equality

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Newman, Constance J ^a   de Vries, Daniel H ^b   d'Arc Kanakuze, Jeanne ^c   Ngendahimana, Gerard ^d  

^a SONATEL Lot R73   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Public Service Commission   (Rwanda)

^d BP 6199 Centenary House   (Rwanda)

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EID: 79960560812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-9-19     Document Type: Article

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