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Critical Care Units in Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study Cover

Critical Care Units in Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study

Annals of Global Health
Volume 89 (2023): Issue 1
By: Paul D. Sonenthal,  Noel Kasomekera,  Emilia Connolly,  Emily B. Wroe,  Martha Katete,  Tadala Minyaliwa,  Regan H. Marsh,  Grace Banda-Katha,  Mulinda Nyirenda,  Kirstin W. Scott,  Alice Bukhman,  Joia Mukherjee and  Shada A. Rouhani  
Open Access
|Aug 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4053 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 8, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 26, 2023
Published on: Aug 3, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
critical care,
health systems strengthening,
facility assessment,
intensive care unit,
high dependency unit,
Malawi

© 2023 Paul D. Sonenthal, Noel Kasomekera, Emilia Connolly, Emily B. Wroe, Martha Katete, Tadala Minyaliwa, Regan H. Marsh, Grace Banda-Katha, Mulinda Nyirenda, Kirstin W. Scott, Alice Bukhman, Joia Mukherjee, Shada A. Rouhani, published by Ubiquity Press
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