Promoting global health: What role should academic health centers play?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-218

  Whitcomb, Michael E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33847299450     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3180305acc     Document Type: Editorial

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