Human resources in health research institutions in sub-Saharan African countries: Results of a questionnaire-based survey

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-95

  Kebede, Derege ^a   Zielinski, Chris ^a   Mbondji, Peter Ebongue ^a   Sanou, Issa ^a   Kouvividila, Wenceslas ^a   Lusamba Dikassa, Paul Samson ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

health research in Africa; health research institutions; health research workforce; human resource for research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992784920     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: 17581095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0141076814530602     Document Type: Article

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