Human resources for health in Africa

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7524, 2005, Pages 1037-1038

  Lucas, Adetokunbo O ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; EDITORIAL; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 27744593598     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7524.1037     Document Type: Editorial

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