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Perceptions of Health, Health Care and Community-Oriented Health Interventions in Poor Urban Communities of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

In Democratic Republic of Congo access to health care is limited because of many geographical and financial barriers, while quality of care is often low. Global health donors assist the country with a number of community-oriented interventions such as free distribution of bednets, antihelminthic dru...

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Autores principales:	Maketa, Vivi, Vuna, Mimy, Baloji, Sylvain, Lubanza, Symphorien, Hendrickx, David, Inocêncio da Luz, Raquel Andrea, Boelaert, Marleen, Lutumba, Pascal
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868617/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367653 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084314

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