Enhancement of health research capacity in Nigeria Through North-South and In-Country Partnerships

Academic Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2014, Pages

  Olaleye, David O ^a   Odaibo, Georgina N ^a   Carney, Paula ^b   Agbaji, Oche ^c   Sagay, Atiene S ^c   Muktar, Haruna ^d   Akinyinka, Olusegun O ^a   Omigbodun, Akinyinka O ^a   Ogunniyi, Adesola ^a   Gashau, Wadzani ^e   Akanmu, Sulaimon ^f   Ogunsola, Folasade ^f   Chukwuka, Chinwe ^g   Okonkwo, Prosper I ^h   Meloni, Seema T ⁱ   Adewole, Isaac ^a   Kanki, Phyllis J ⁱ   Murphy, Robert L ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^d AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^h APIN PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES   (Nigeria)

ⁱ HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^j NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NIGERIA; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84905482222     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000353     Document Type: Article

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