Establishing Competencies for a Global Health Workforce: Recommendations from the Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Mellissa Withers; Hsien-Ho Lin; Terry Schmidt; John Paul Caesar Robles delos Trinos; Shubha Kumar

doi:10.5334/aogh.32

Establishing Competencies for a Global Health Workforce: Recommendations from the Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Annals of Global Health

Volume 85 (2019): Issue 1

By: Mellissa Withers, Hsien-Ho Lin, Terry Schmidt, John Paul Caesar Robles delos Trinos and Shubha Kumar

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|Mar 2019

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