Research on community-based health workers is needed to achieve the sustainable development goals

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 786-

  Maher, Dermot ^a   Cometto, Giorgio ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; REMUNERATION; REPRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84994559662     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.16.185918     Document Type: Editorial

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