Development of health policy and systems research in Nigeria: Lessons for developing countries' evidence-based health policy making process and practice

Healthcare Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Uneke, Chigozie J ^a   Ezeoha, Abel E ^a   Ndukwe, Chinwendu D ^a   Oyibo, Patrick G ^a   Onwe, Friday ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 79851478076     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17156572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2010.21884     Document Type: Review

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