Healthcare through community participation: Role of ASHAs

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 70-76

  Joshi, Sujay R ^a   George, Mathew ^b  

^a FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 84859359090     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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