Boundary-spanning: Reflections on the practices and principles of Global Health

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Sheikh, Kabir ^a   Schneider, Helen ^b   Agyepong, Irene Akua ^c   Lehmann, Uta ^b   Gilson, Lucy ^d,e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84994858821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000058     Document Type: Article

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