Advancing neuropsychiatric genetics training and collaboration in Africa

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2018, Pages e246-e247

  van der Merwe, Celia ^a,b,c   Mwesiga, Emmanuel K ^a,b,c,d   McGregor, Nathaniel W ^a,b,e   Ejigu, Abebe ^a,b,f   Tilahun, Abigiya Wondimagegnehu ^a,b,f   Kalungi, Allan ^a,b,d,e,g   Akimana, Benedict ^a,b,d   Dubale, Benyam Worku ^a,b,f   Omari, Felicita ^a,b,h   Mmochi, Jackline ^a,b,i   Majara, Lerato ^a,b,c   Ongeri, Linnet ^a,b,j   Alemayehu, Melkam ^a,b,f   Koen, Nastassja ^a,b,c,e   Dalvie, Shareefa ^a,b,c   Kariuki, Symon M ^a,b,k,l   Hoogenhout, Michelle ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^h MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

ⁱ MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^j KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^k KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^l UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETICS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044451815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30042-1     Document Type: Note

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