Evidence-based priority setting for health care and research: Tools to support policy in maternal, neonatal, and child health in Africa

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Rudan, Igor ^a,b   Kapiriri, Lydia ^c   Tomlinson, Mark ^d   Balliet, Manuela ^a   Cohen, Barney ^e   Chopra, Mickey ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^f UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

AFRICA; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; NEONATOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH;

EID: 77955038357     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000308     Document Type: Article

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