Research capacity building: A US-South African partnership

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Airhihenbuwa, Collins O ^a   Shisana, Olive ^b   Zungu, Nompumelelo ^b   BeLue, Rhonda ^a   Makofani, Daisy M ^c   Shefer, Tammy ^d   Smith, Edward ^a   Simbayi, Leickness ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Culture; Empowerment; Globalization; HIV AIDS; Participation; Partnership; PEN 3 model; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051766553     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: 17579767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975911404745     Document Type: Article

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