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Is task-shifting a solution to the health workers’ shortage in Northern Ghana?

OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences and perceptions of health workers and implementers of task-shifting in rural health facilities in Upper East Region, Ghana. METHODS: Data was collected through field interviews. A total of sixty eight (68) in-depth interviews were conducted with health workers’...

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Autores principales:	Okyere, Eunice, Mwanri, Lillian, Ward, Paul
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5373592/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28358841 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174631

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