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Editorial
. 2023 Feb 28;21(Suppl 2):151.
doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01753-x.

A blueprint for engaging communities to reduce inequities in maternal and child health: evidence from rural Guatemala

William T Story  1 , David F Pyle  2
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Editorial

A blueprint for engaging communities to reduce inequities in maternal and child health: evidence from rural Guatemala

William T Story et al. Int J Equity Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Care Groups; Census-Based Impact-Oriented Approach; Child health; Community birthing centers; Community health; Community-based primary health care; Curamericas Global; Curamericas/Guatemala; Equity; Guatemala; Implementation research; Maternal health; Primary health care.

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The authors have no competing interests.

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