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. 2014 Mar 11;11(3):e1001612.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001612. eCollection 2014 Mar.

Building research capacity in Africa: equity and global health collaborations

Kathryn M Chu  1 , Sudha Jayaraman  2 , Patrick Kyamanywa  3 , Georges Ntakiyiruta  3
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Building research capacity in Africa: equity and global health collaborations

Kathryn M Chu et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Kathryn Chu and colleagues discuss the impact of high-income country investigators conducting research in low- and middle-income countries and explore lessons from the effective and equitable relationships that exist.

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Conflict of interest statement

KC is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. The other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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