Priorities for research into human resources for health in low- and middle-income countries;Priorités de la recherche sur les ressources humaines pour la santé dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 435-443

  Ranson, Michael Kent ^a   Chopra, Mickey ^b   Atkins, Salla ^b   Dal Poz, Mario Roberto ^a   Bennett, Sara ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RESOURCE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PLANNING PRACTICE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LOWEST INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKSHOP;

EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POVERTY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953225039     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.066290     Document Type: Article

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