Bridging the gap: Establishing the necessary infrastructure and knowledge for teaching and research in neuroscience in Africa

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-220

  Yusuf, Sadiq ^a   Baden, Tom ^b   Prieto Godino, Lucia L ^c  

^a KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Bridge; Funding; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; TEACHING; TRENDS;

AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; HUMANS; NEUROSCIENCES; TEACHING;

EID: 84901636599     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: 15737365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-013-9443-x     Document Type: Article

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