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Building Career Development Skills for Researchers: A Qualitative Study Across Four African Countries

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|Apr 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2759 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Apr 13, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2020 Halima Okewole, Christopher Merritt, Walter Mangezi, Victoria Mutiso, Helen E. Jack, Thalia C. Eley, Melanie Abas, published by Ubiquity Press
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