Bridging the gap between evidence-based innovation and national health-sector reform in Ghana

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 161-177

  Awoonor Williams, John Koku ^a   Feinglass, Ellie S ^b   Tobey, Rachel ^b   Vaughan Smith, Maya N ^c   Nyonator, Frank K ^a   Jones, Tanya C ^b  

^a GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Ghana)

^c Nkwanta Health Development Centre   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INNOVATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WELFARE REFORM;

AFRICA; GHANA; NKWANTA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VOLTA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 5044236162     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2004.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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