Experiences of leadership in health care in sub-Saharan Africa

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Curry, Leslie ^a   Taylor, Lauren ^a   Chen, Peggy G ^b   Bradley, Elizabeth ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 84866071030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-10-33     Document Type: Article

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