The ILAR-East Africa initiative: Current needs and progress in the globalization of rheumatology

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-253

  Colmegna, Inés ^a   Bartlett, Susan J ^a   Oyoo, Omondi G ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

East africa; Education; Globalization

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOLOGY;

BURUNDI; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONALITY; KENYA; RHEUMATOLOGY; RWANDA; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 79954433686     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1594-0     Document Type: Article

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