Knowledge for better health - A conceptual framework and foundation for health research systems

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 815-820

  Pang, Tikki ^a   Sadana, Ritu ^a   Hanney, Steve ^b   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^c   Hyder, Adnan A ^d   Simon, Jonathon ^e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services research organization and administration; Information management; Knowledge; Meta analysis; Models, Theoretical; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; KNOWLEDGE; META-ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONSULTATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH RESEARCH SYSTEM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0346735333     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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