Health services strengthening in Africa - research is a key component

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1270-1273

  Jaffar, Shabbar ^a   Lazarus, Jeffrey V ^b   Onyebujoh, Philip ^c   Chakaya, Jeremiah ^d   Garrib, Anupam ^e   Mwaba, Peter ^f   Mboup, Souleymane ^g   Bellis, Kevin ^h   Egwaga, Saidi ⁱ   Corrah, Tumani ^j   Coutinho, Alex ^k  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e NHS Wandsworth   (United Kingdom)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^g UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^h HLSP ^*  (South Africa)

ⁱ MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^j MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^k Infectious Diseases Institute   (Uganda)

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Author keywords

Africa; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic care; Health services research; HIV; Implementation research

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DECENTRALIZATION; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING SHORTAGE; STAFF TRAINING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS;

EID: 79251481530     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02626.x     Document Type: Editorial

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