Institutionalizing Community Health Services in Kenya: A Policy and Practice Journey

Overview

Journal Glob Health Sci Pract

Specialty Public Health

Date 2021 Mar 17

PMID 33727318

Citations 4

Authors

Salim Hussein

Lilian Otiso

Maureen Kimani

Agatha Olago

John Wanyungu

Daniel Kavoo

Rose Njiraini

Sila Kimanzi

Robinson Karuga

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