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Closing the Gaps: From Science to Action in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Africa

Sara Bennett, Freddie Ssengooba

PLoS Medicine · 2010 · 16 citations · 7 references

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As part of a series on maternal, neonatal, and child health in sub-Saharan Africa, Sara Bennett and Freddie Ssengooba discuss the challenges of getting science into policy in Africa.

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