Improving the hospital management of malnourished children by participatory research.

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Published in Int J Qual Health Care on February 01, 2004

Authors

Thandi Puoane1, David Sanders, Ann Ashworth, Mickey Chopra, Susan Strasser, David McCoy

Author Affiliations

1: School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa. tpuoane@uwc.ac.za

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