Effectiveness of community health workers delivering preventive interventions for maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Brynne Gilmore; Eilish Mcauliffe

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-847

Effectiveness of community health workers delivering preventive interventions for maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries

A systematic review

Bibliographic Data

ID	23369988
Authors	Brynne Gilmore (0000-0003-4496-9254), Eilish Mcauliffe (0000-0002-9714-5040)
Year	2013
Volume	13
Issue	1
Publication date	2013-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/1471-2458-13-847
PMID	24034792
PMCID	PMC3848754
Language	EN
Citations received	88
References cited	31

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