Physician-Suggested Innovative Methods for Health System Resilience amidst Workforce Emigration and Sociopolitical Unrest in Nigeria: A Survey-Based Study
By: Tega Ebeye, HaEun Lee and Abi Sriharan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4025 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 23, 2022
Accepted on: Jan 25, 2023
Published on: Feb 16, 2023
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