Global Health and the Role of Universities in the Twenty-First Century

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-321

  Bryant, John H ^a   Velji, Anvar ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b South Sacramento ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Capacity building; Education reforms; Equity; Global collaboration; Health systems; Social determinants of health; Socially accountable education; Universities and global health

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79957631256     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2011.02.012     Document Type: Review

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