In/dependent Collaborations: Perceptions and Experiences of African Scientists in Transnational HIV Research

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 492-511

  Moyi Okwaro, Ferdinand ^a   Geissler, P W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV; Medical research; Postcoloniality; Science studies

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

AFRICA; ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 84955189389     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/maq.12206     Document Type: Article

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