Management of severely ill children at first-level health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa when referral is difficult.

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  2003

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  Bulletin of the World Health Organization

• Publication date

  2003-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1590/S0042-96862003000700011PMID 12973645PMCID PMC2572494
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