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Cost of implementing a community-based primary health care strengthening program: The case of the Ghana Essential Health Interventions Program in northern Ghana

BACKGROUND: The absence of implementation cost data constrains deliberations on consigning resources to community-based health programs. This paper analyses the cost of implementing strategies for accelerating the expansion of a community-based primary health care program in northern Ghana. Known as...

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Autores principales:	Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Akazili, James, Bawah, Ayaga A., Phillips, James F., Awoonor-Williams, John Koku, Asuming, Patrick O., Oduro, Abraham R., Aikins, Moses
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30730961 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211956

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