EDITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>Toggle Navigation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span>Author Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/span><\/span>Editions<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div>A Mozambican Journal of Health Sciences<\/strong> It is a scientific publication of the National Institute of Health of Mozambique, whose mission is to disseminate knowledge in various areas of human health, with emphasis on clinical practice, laboratory work, public health, and the training of health professionals.<\/p>\nThe journal adopts an interdisciplinary approach, covering topics related to health promotion, clinical care delivery, and collective health, with a special focus on endemic and neglected diseases relevant to Portuguese-speaking countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/i>Mozambican Journal of Health Sciences \u2013 2014<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":866,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1269","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRMCS - 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A Mozambican Journal of Health Sciences<\/strong> It is a scientific publication of the National Institute of Health of Mozambique, whose mission is to disseminate knowledge in various areas of human health, with emphasis on clinical practice, laboratory work, public health, and the training of health professionals.<\/p>\nThe journal adopts an interdisciplinary approach, covering topics related to health promotion, clinical care delivery, and collective health, with a special focus on endemic and neglected diseases relevant to Portuguese-speaking countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/i>Mozambican Journal of Health Sciences \u2013 2014<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":866,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1269","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRMCS - 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The journal adopts an interdisciplinary approach, covering topics related to health promotion, clinical care delivery, and collective health, with a special focus on endemic and neglected diseases relevant to Portuguese-speaking countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>