International Health Links movement expands in the United Kingdom

International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-171

  Leather, Andrew J M ^a   Butterfield, Catherine ^c   Peachey, Karen ^b   Silverman, Mike ^d   Sheriff, Rebecca Syed ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c THET   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Health; International; Links; NHS; THET

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77956617300     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2010.04.004     Document Type: Review

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