Interventions for managing absenteeism among health workers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Kiwanuka, Suzanne N ^a   Nalwadda, Christine ^a   Pariyo, George W ^a   Ssengooba, Freddie ^a   Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

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ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTED ARTICLE;

EID: 84982130302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009250.pub2     Document Type: Article

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