Effect of newborn resuscitation training on health worker practices in Pumwani Hospital, Kenya.

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Published in PLoS One on February 13, 2008

Authors

Newton Opiyo1, Fred Were, Fridah Govedi, Greg Fegan, Aggrey Wasunna, Mike English

Author Affiliations

1: Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. nopiyo@nairobi.kemri-wellcome.org

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