Remoteness and maternal and child health service utilization in rural Liberia: A population-based survey

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Kenny, Avi ^a   Basu, Gaurab ^b,c,d   Ballard, Madeleine ^b   Griffiths, Thomas ^a   Kentoffio, Katherine ^c   Niyonzima, Jean Bosco ^a   Andrew Sechler, G ^b,c,e   Selinsky, Stephen ^a   Panjabi, Rajesh R ^b,e   Siedner, Mark J ^f   Kraemer, John D ^g  

^a Hospital Road   (Liberia)

^b Last Mile Health   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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EID: 84976620948     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.05.020401     Document Type: Article

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