Quality of inpatient paediatric and newborn care in district hospitals - Authors' reply.

Lancet Glob Health

Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi 00100, Kenya; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

Published: October 2023

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