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. 2007 Sep;4(9):e273.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040273.

Grand challenges in global health: community engagement in research in developing countries

Paulina O Tindana  1 , Jerome A Singh, C Shawn Tracy, Ross E G Upshur, Abdallah S Daar, Peter A Singer, Janet Frohlich, James V Lavery
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Grand challenges in global health: community engagement in research in developing countries

Paulina O Tindana et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

The authors argue that there have been few systematic attempts to determine the effectiveness of community engagement in research.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests. The authors work on the Ethical, Social and Cultural Program for the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The working paper draft was circulated to the Grand Challenges in Global Health community, including program officers of the supporting foundations who had the opportunity to provide comments.

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