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Exploring the care provided to mothers and children by community health workers in South Africa: missed opportunities to provide comprehensive care

BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) provide maternal and child health services to communities in many low and middle-income countries, including South Africa (SA). CHWs can improve access to important health interventions for isolated and vulnerable communities. In this study we explored the...

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Autores principales:	Wilford, A., Phakathi, S., Haskins, L., Jama, N. A., Mntambo, N., Horwood, C.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5781263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29361926 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5056-y

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