Strengthening local health research capacity in Africa: The African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program
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Cite this article: Caroline W Kabiru, Chimaraoke O Izugbara, Joyce Wairimu, Djesika Amendah, Alex C Ezeh. Strengthening local health research capacity in Africa: The African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program. Pan Afr Med J. 2014;17(Supp 1):1
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