Research and Capacity Building for Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Need for a Different Approach
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1 Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, 2 KNUST School of Medical Sciences, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana, 3 Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Microbiology Research, Nairobi, Kenya, 4 Neglected Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases Unit, DG Research, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, 5 Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), KIT Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6 Fondazione Cariplo, Milano, Italy, 7 The Nuffield Foundation, London, United Kingdom, 8 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal, 9 Fondation Mérieux, Lyon, France, 10 Volkswagen Foundation, Hanover, Germany
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دوره 5 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011