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Review
. 2014 Dec;4(2):020302.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.04.020302.

Community health workers: A crucial role in newborn health care and survival

Samira Aboubaker  1 , Shamim Qazi  1 , Cathy Wolfheim  1 , Adebowale Oyegoke  2 , Rajiv Bahl  1
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Community health workers: A crucial role in newborn health care and survival

Samira Aboubaker et al. J Glob Health. 2014 Dec.
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