Implementation research is needed to achieve international health goals

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 0719-0722

  Sanders, David ^a,b   Haines, Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; AFRICA; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MOTIVATION;

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOALS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33745598538     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030186     Document Type: Review

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