Global Equity Gauge Alliance: reflections on early experiences.

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Published in J Health Popul Nutr on September 01, 2003

Authors

David McCoy1, Lexi Bambas, David Acurio, Banza Baya, Abbas Bhuiya, A Mushtaque R Chowdhury, Siriwan Grisurapong, Yuanli Liu, Pierre Ngom, Thabale J Ngulube, Antoinette Ntuli, David Sanders, Jeanette Vega, Abhay Shukla, Paula A Braveman

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1: MedAct, 601 Holloway Road, London N19 4DJ, UK.

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