Health Research Systems in Six Pacific Island Countries and Territories
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Alec J. Ekeroma1*, Sharon Biribo2, Josephine Herman3, Andrew Hill4 and Tim Kenealy4 *1Pacific Women’s Health Research Unit, South Auckland Clinical Campus, University of Auckland, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand 2Acting Director Research, Research Unit, Office of the Dean, College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji 3Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand 4South Auckland Clinical Campus, University of Auckland, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand *Corresponding author: Alec Joseph Ekeroma, Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Auckland, New Zealand, E-mail: [email protected]
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