Monitoring the impact of decentralised chronic care services on patient travel time in rural Africa - methods and results in Northern Malawi

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Decentralised health services form a key part of chronic care strategies in resource-limited settings by reducing the distance between patient and clinic and thereby the time and costs involved in travelling. However, few tools exist...

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Main Authors: Houben Rein MGJ, Van Boeckel Thomas P, Mwinuka Venance, Mzumara Peter, Branson Keith, Linard Catherine, Chimbwandira Frank, French Neil, Glynn Judith R, Crampin Amelia C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/11/1/49