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Global Health Actors Claim To Support Health System Strengthening—Is This Reality or Rhetoric?

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ID23318002
AuthorsBruno Marchal (0000-0001-7185-022X, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, corresponding author), Anna Cavalli (Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde), Guy Kegels (0000-0003-2977-6067, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde)
Year2009
Volume6
Issue4
Pagese1000059
Publication date2009-04-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLoS Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1549-1277 • E-ISSN: 1549-1676
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pmed.1000059
PMID19399158
PMCIDPMC2667637
OpenAlexW2121534601
LanguageEN
Citations received66
References cited20

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