Transferring health technology to South Africa: The importance of traditional African culture

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-305

  Fako, Thabo T ^a   Linn, J Gary ^b   Brown, Barbara E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CASE-STUDIES; CERVICAL CANCERS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; NORTH AMERICAN; RURAL AND URBAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 52849119536     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007826705964     Document Type: Article

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