Strengthening Neglected Tropical Disease Research through Enhancing Research-Site Capacity: An Evaluation of a Novel Web Application to Facilitate Research Collaborations
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1 The Global Health Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2 Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland, 3 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., United States of America, 4 International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), New York, New York, United States of America, 5 Clinical Unit, PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Washington, D.C., United States of America, 6 AERAS Global TB Vaccine Foundation, Washington, D.C., United States of America, 7 Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, Pretoria, South Africa
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