Global teaching and training initiatives for emerging cohort studies

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 125-133

  Paulus, Jessica K ^a,b   Santoyo Vistrain, Rocío ^c   Havelick, David ^a   Cohen, Amy ^a   Kalyesubula, Robert ^d   Ajayi, Ikeoluwapo O ^e   Mattsson, Jens G ^f   Adami, Hans Olov ^a   Dalal, Shona ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^f NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Epidemiology; Medical education; Mentorship; Non communicable diseases; Public health education; Teaching; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868301495     PISSN: 22106006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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