The emergence of genomic research in Africa and new frameworks for equity in biomedical research

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 29, Issue , 2019, Pages 179-186

  Bentley, Amy R ^a   Callier, Shawneequa ^a,b   Rotimi, Charles ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Equity: H3Africa; Genomics

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANCESTRY GROUP; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; ETHICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; RESEARCH;

AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENOMICS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH;

EID: 85063713834     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: 19450826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18865/ed.29.S1.179     Document Type: Article

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