International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

The Igaraçu fluvial mobile clinic: Lessons learned while implementing an innovative primary care approach in Rural Amazonia, Brazil

Michele Rocha Kadri
  • Michele Rocha Kadri
  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Amazonia, Leonidas e Maria Deane Institute, Rua Terezina, 476 - Adrianópolis, 69057-070, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
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Debra Rose Wilson
  • Debra Rose Wilson
  • Walden University, USA.
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Julio Cesar Schweickardt
  • Julio Cesar Schweickardt
  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Amazonia, Leonidas e Maria Deane Institute, Brazil.
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James G. Linn
  • James G. Linn
  • University of Valparaiso, Chile.
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Lisandra N. Guimaraes Farias
  • Lisandra N. Guimaraes Farias
  • Municipal Health Department of Borba, Brazil.
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Adriana Moreira
  • Adriana Moreira
  • Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Amazonas, Brazil.
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Rodrigo Tobias Lima
  • Rodrigo Tobias Lima
  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Amazonia, Leonidas e Maria Deane Institute, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 05 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 03 March 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Kadri, M. R., Wilson, D. R., Schweickardt, J. C., Linn, J. G., Farias, L. N. G., Moreira, A., & Lima, R. T. (2017). The Igaraçu fluvial mobile clinic: Lessons learned while implementing an innovative primary care approach in Rural Amazonia, Brazil. International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 9(4), 41-45.
Chicago /
Michele Rocha Kadri, Debra Rose Wilson, Julio Cesar Schweickardt, James G. Linn, Lisandra N. Guimarães Farias, Adriana Moreira and Rodrigo Tobias Lima. "The Igaraçu fluvial mobile clinic: Lessons learned while implementing an innovative primary care approach in Rural Amazonia, Brazil." International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 9, no. 4 (2017): 41-45.
MLA /
Michele Rocha Kadri, et al. "The Igaraçu fluvial mobile clinic: Lessons learned while implementing an innovative primary care approach in Rural Amazonia, Brazil." International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 9.4 (2017): 41-45.