The global health crisis and our nation's research universities

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Kishore, Sandeep P ^a   Tavera, Gloria ^b   Hotez, Peter J ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TROPICAL DISEASE; UNIVERSITY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; TROPICAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STUDENTS, PUBLIC HEALTH; TROPICAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77649216841     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000635     Document Type: Editorial

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