Health systems research in Lao PDR: Capacity development for getting research into policy and practice

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Jönsson, Kristina ^a   Tomson, Göran ^b   Jönsson, Christer ^c   Kounnavong, Sengchanh ^d   Wahlström, Rolf ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Ministry of Health   (Laos)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAOS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 36649026449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-5-11     Document Type: Article

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