Capacity-building in human genetics for developing countries: Initiatives and perspectives in sub-Saharan Africa

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 492-494

  Wonkam, A ^a,b,e   Muna, W ^a   Ramesar, R ^b   Rotimi, C N ^c   Newport, M J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Human genetics; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNICITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS;

EID: 78650195226     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000294171     Document Type: Review

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