Promoting evidence-based health care in Africa
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چکیده
Countries with major public health challenges do not always base their health-care decisions on the best available scientific evidence. Charles Shey Wiysonge tells Fiona Fleck how he and his colleagues are trying to change that.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 95 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017