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Task-shifting to optimize outpatient neurological care in Zambia

Abstract Objective To investigate opportunities for task shifting to decongest an outpatient neurology clinic in Zambia by describing current patient flow through the clinic and potential nodes for intervention using process mapping. Background Zambia has a population of approximately 18 million peo...

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Main Authors:	Ana C. Villegas (Author), Deanna Saylor (Author), Michelle Kvalsund (Author), Masharip Atadzhanov (Author), Clarence Chiluba (Author), Lorraine Chishimba (Author), Stanley Zimba (Author), Mashina Chomba (Author), Omar K. Siddiqi (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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