Building health research systems to achieve better health

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hanney, Stephen R ^a   González Block, Miguel A ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SCIENCE; INCOME; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33751181198     PISSN: 14784505     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-4-10     Document Type: Editorial

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