Multi-country analysis of routine data from integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Oliphant, Nicholas P ^a   Muñiz, Maria ^a   Guenther, Tanya ^b   Diaz, Theresa ^a   Laínez, Yolanda Barberá ^c   Counihan, Helen ^d   Pratt, Abigail ^e  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

^d MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^e POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 84958164642     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.04.020408     Document Type: Article

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