Community case management of childhood illness in sub-Saharan Africa - findings from a cross-sectional survey on policy and implementation

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Rasanathan, Kumanan ^a   Muñiz, Maria ^a   Bakshi, Salina ^a   Kumar, Meghan ^a   Solano, Agnes ^a   Kariuki, Wanjiku ^a   George, Asha ^b   Sylla, Mariame ^a   Nefdt, Rory ^a   Young, Mark ^a   Diaz, Theresa ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84928132362     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.04.020401     Document Type: Article

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