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Developing and introducing evidence based clinical practice guidelines for serious illness in Kenya

ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD (2008)

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ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD

Volume 93, Issue 9, Pages 799-804

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BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP

DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.126508

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