Tackling health professionals' strikes: An essential part of health system strengthening in Kenya

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2018, Pages

  Irimu, Grace ^a   Ogero, Morris ^b   Mbevi, George ^b   Kariuki, Celia ^c   Gathara, David ^b   Akech, Samuel ^b   Barasa, Edwine ^b   Tsofa, Benjamin ^b   English, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^c Department of Paediatrics Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital ^*  (Kenya)

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EID: 85061597483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001136     Document Type: Note

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