Differences in research funding for women scientists: A systematic comparison of UK investments in global infectious disease research during 1997-2010

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Head, Michael G ^a   Fitchett, Joseph R ^b   Cooke, Mary K ^a   Wurie, Fatima B ^a   Atun, Rifat ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNDING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCIENTIST; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84890824681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003362     Document Type: Article

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