Desk Review and Recommendations for Private Sector Engagement
IDS Practice Paper in Brief 16
Review
S Afr Med J 2014;104(3):174-177. DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7968
Research
BMJ 2014;349:g4643 doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4643 (Published 5 August 2014), 1-11
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases 8(11): e3229 (20 November 2014)
BMC Medicine 2014, 12:196
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/12/196
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