Co-Developing Strategies for Patient Engagement in Decentralized Rheumatic Heart Disease Care: Lessons from Northern Uganda
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1568 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 50
Submitted on: Mar 21, 2026
Accepted on: Jun 11, 2026
Published on: Jun 23, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2026 Jafesi Pulle, Lisa Vaughn, Isaac Otim, Doreen Nakagaayi, Michaela Pardo, Sarah deLoizaga, McCall Miller, Joselyn Rwebembera, Emmy Okello, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Kristen Danforth, Andrea Beaton, David Watkins, James Kayima, published by Ubiquity Press
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