The Refugee Community Health Worker Initiative (RCHWI) in Rhode Island: A Pilot Program.

R I Med J (2013)

Refugee Health Program, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical), Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Published: August 2016

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