A systematic review of existing national priorities for child health research in sub-Saharan Africa

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Swingler, George H ^a   Irlam, James H ^a   Macharia, William M ^b   Tietche, Félix ^c   Meremikwu, Martin M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNIVERSITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 28344449217     PISSN: 14784505     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-3-7     Document Type: Review

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