Research on health transition in Africa: Time for action

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Maher, Dermot ^a,b   Sekajugo, James ^c  

^a UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 79251535313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-9-5     Document Type: Note

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