Workshop report: Building biostatistics capacity in sub-Saharan Africa-taking action

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Machekano, Rhoderick ^a   Young, Taryn ^a   Conradie, Willie ^a   Rusakaniko, Simbarashe ^b   Thabane, Lehana ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biostatistics; Capacity building; Sub saharan Africa; Workshop

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL MOBILITY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EXPERIENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MASTERS EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TEACHER; TELECONFERENCE; WORKSHOP;

EID: 84945459496     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.167.5827     Document Type: Article

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