The impact and successes of a paediatric endocrinology fellowship program in Africa

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Odundo, Gordon Otieno ^a   Ngwiri, Thomas ^a   Otuoma, Olivia ^a   Laigong, Paul ^b   Mukhwana, Renson ^a   Limbe, Mary Slessor ^c   Chanzu, Nadia Musimbi ^a  

^a Gertrude's Garden Children's Hospital   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84958259949     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/1560248     Document Type: Article

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