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A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub Saharan Africa

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A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub Saharan Africa. / Maina, J.; Ouma, P.O.; Macharia, P.M. et al.
In: Scientific Data, Vol. 6, No. 1, 134, 25.07.2019.

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Maina, J, Ouma, PO, Macharia, PM, Alegana, VA, Mitto, B, Fall, IS, Noor, AM, Snow, RW & Okiro, EA 2019, 'A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub Saharan Africa', Scientific Data, vol. 6, no. 1, 134. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0142-2

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Maina, J., Ouma, P. O., Macharia, P. M., Alegana, V. A., Mitto, B., Fall, I. S., Noor, A. M., Snow, R. W., & Okiro, E. A. (2019). A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub Saharan Africa. Scientific Data, 6(1), Article 134. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0142-2

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Maina J, Ouma PO, Macharia PM, Alegana VA, Mitto B, Fall IS et al. A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub Saharan Africa. Scientific Data. 2019 Jul 25;6(1):134. doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0142-2

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Maina, J. ; Ouma, P.O. ; Macharia, P.M. et al. / A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub Saharan Africa. In: Scientific Data. 2019 ; Vol. 6, No. 1.

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