Public health in Africa - The role of national public health institutes

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 11 I, 2007, Pages 1036-1039

  Adigun, Lola ^a   Dusenbury, Courtenay ^a   Schoub, Barry D ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; INJURY; INVESTMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALARIA; MALAWI; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIERRA LEONE;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 37349098017     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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