Africa's present and future needs in toxicology education: Southern African perspective

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 207, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 728-734

  Gulumian, Mary ^a   Ginsburg, Carren ^a   Stewart, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

SADC countries; South Africa; Toxicology education

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COLLEGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 24644491894     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2005.04.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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