Development of a quality assurance handbook to improve educational courses in Africa

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Nabwera, Helen M ^a   Purnell, Sue ^b   Bates, Imelda ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58249097227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-6-28     Document Type: Article

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