Social sciences research in neglected tropical diseases 3: Investment in social science research in neglected diseases of poverty: A case study of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Pokhrel, Subhash ^a   Reidpath, Daniel ^b   Allotey, Pascale ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INVESTMENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POVERTY; RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY; TROPICAL DISEASE;

EID: 78650922492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-9-2     Document Type: Article

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