Strengthening capacity for health research in Africa

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9649, 2008, Pages 1590-1593

  Whitworth, James AG ^a   Kokwaro, Gilbert ^b   Kinyanjui, Samson ^c   Snewin, Valerie A ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^d   Walport, Mark ^a   Sewankambo, Nelson ^e  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 54949110595     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61660-8     Document Type: Note

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