“Children get sick all the time”: A qualitative study of socio-cultural and health system factors contributing to recurrent child illnesses in rural Burkina Faso

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“Children get sick all the time” : A qualitative study of socio-cultural and health system factors contributing to recurrent child illnesses in rural Burkina Faso. / Østergaard, Lise Rosendal; Bjertrup, Pia Juul; Samuelsen, Helle.

I: BMC Public Health, Bind 16, Nr. 384, 2016.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelfagfællebedømt

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Østergaard, LR, Bjertrup, PJ & Samuelsen, H 2016, '“Children get sick all the time”: A qualitative study of socio-cultural and health system factors contributing to recurrent child illnesses in rural Burkina Faso', BMC Public Health, bind 16, nr. 384. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3067-0

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Østergaard, L. R., Bjertrup, P. J., & Samuelsen, H. (2016). “Children get sick all the time”: A qualitative study of socio-cultural and health system factors contributing to recurrent child illnesses in rural Burkina Faso. BMC Public Health, 16(384). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3067-0

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Østergaard LR, Bjertrup PJ, Samuelsen H. “Children get sick all the time”: A qualitative study of socio-cultural and health system factors contributing to recurrent child illnesses in rural Burkina Faso. BMC Public Health. 2016;16(384). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3067-0

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Østergaard, Lise Rosendal ; Bjertrup, Pia Juul ; Samuelsen, Helle. / “Children get sick all the time” : A qualitative study of socio-cultural and health system factors contributing to recurrent child illnesses in rural Burkina Faso. I: BMC Public Health. 2016 ; Bind 16, Nr. 384.

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