"Harnessing genomics to improve health in Africa" - An executive course to support genomics policy

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Smith, Alyna C ^a   Mugabe, John ^b   Singer, Peter A ^a,c   Daar, Abdallah S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NEPAD   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAZIL; CHINA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COOPERATION; CUBA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OMAN; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VENEZUELA;

EID: 18144396182     PISSN: 14784505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-3-2     Document Type: Article

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