Evaluation of the European Foundation Initiative into African Research in Neglected Tropical Diseases by the African Fellows

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  O'Neill, Hester G ^a   Mzilahowa, Themba ^b   de Deus, Nilsa ^c   Njenga, Sammy M ^d   Mmbaga, Elia J ^e   Kariuki, Thomas M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^f INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; RESEARCH STUDENT; TROPICAL DISEASE;

EID: 84876001621     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002019     Document Type: Article

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