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Volumn 126, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 839-845

Why do community health workers volunteer? A qualitative study in Kenya

Author keywords

Community health worker; Motivation; Task shifting; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 84868203254     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (79)

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