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. 2007 Aug;4(8):e259.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040259.

Setting priorities in child health research investments for South Africa

Mark Tomlinson  1 , Mickey Chopra, David Sanders, Debbie Bradshaw, Michael Hendricks, David Greenfield, Robert E Black, Shams El Arifeen, Igor Rudan
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Setting priorities in child health research investments for South Africa

Mark Tomlinson et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Nearly 100,000 children under 5 years die annually in South Africa. This paper defines health research priorities to address this unacceptably high mortality rate.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: MT and MC have acted as consultants to the CHNRI to assist in its development and to apply this new methodology to priority setting at the national level (South Africa). REB is chairman of the board of the CHNRI, which developed the priority-setting methods described here. SEA is secretary of CHNRI. IR has been a consultant to the CHNRI, and has been leading the development of the new methodology to priority setting in child health and nutrition research. DS, DB, MH, and DG have no competing interests to report.

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