Expanding the scope of medical mission volunteer groups to include a research component.

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Published in Global Health on February 20, 2014

Authors

John Rovers1, Michael Andreski, John Gitua, Abdoulaye Bagayoko, Jill DeVore

Author Affiliations

1: Drake University, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311, USA. John.Rovers@drake.edu.

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