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Review
. 2005 Mar 19;330(7492):637-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7492.637.

Preparing the 21st century global healthcare workforce

Sheri D Pruitt  1 , JoAnne E Epping-Jordan
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Review

Preparing the 21st century global healthcare workforce

Sheri D Pruitt et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

To meet the growing global demands of caring for the increasing numbers of patients with chronic conditions, we need to develop a new approach to training

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How will countries such as Malawi cope with HIV and AIDS and other chronic conditions? Life expectancy has dropped to just 39 years Credit: VIROT WHO/PIERRE
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Urgent mobilisation of human resources is critical to meet the millennium development goals Credit: VIROT WHO/PIERRE
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