A survey of Sub-Saharan African medical schools

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chen, Candice ^a   Buch, Eric ^b   Wassermann, Travis ^a   Frehywot, Seble ^a   Mullan, Fitzhugh ^a   Omaswa, Francis ^c   Greysen, S R ^d   Kolars, Joseph C ^e   Dovlo, Delanyo ^f   El Gali Abu Bakr, Diaa E ^g   Haileamlak, Abraham ^h   Koumare, Abdel K ⁱ   Olapade Olaopa, Emiola O ^j  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation   (Uganda)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^h JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^j UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

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EID: 84862798594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-10-4     Document Type: Article

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