Global Health: Networking Innovative Academic Institutions

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 337-346

  Pálsdóttir, Björg ^a   Neusy, André Jacques ^b,c  

^a Program Development   (Belgium)

^b Global Health Education Consortium   (United States)

^c Training for Health Equity Network   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Health workforce; Learning network; Outcome evaluation; Socially accountable schools

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79957653070     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2011.02.001     Document Type: Review

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