Research funding in India: Need to increase the allocation for public health

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 224-225

  Murhekar, Manoj V ^a   Shah, Naman K ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIA; LETTER; MALARIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; RESEARCH;

INDIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956077609     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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