African Index Medicus: Improving access to African health information

South African Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 4-7

  Atani, Mohamed ^a   Kabore, M P ^a  

^a Regional Office for Africa

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITOR; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TROPICAL DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34250351937     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2007.10873506     Document Type: Review

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