Public-private partnerships to build human capacity in low income countries: Findings from the Pfizer program

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Vian, Taryn ^a   Richards, Sarah C ^a   McCoy, Kelly ^a   Connelly, Patrick ^b   Feeley, Frank ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Independent Consultant   (United States)

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EID: 33947095487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-5-8     Document Type: Article

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