Science-based health innovation in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Al Bader, Sara ^a   Masum, Hassan ^a   Simiyu, Ken ^a   Daar, Abdallah S ^a   Singer, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SCIENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78650506072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-S1-S1     Document Type: Article

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