An assessment of the quality of primary health care in India

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 48, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 53-61

  Powell Jackson, Timothy ^a   Acharya, Arnab ^b   Mills, Anne ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b O P JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84877866606     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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