Health policy and systems research: Defining the terrain; Identifying the methods

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Mills, Anne ^a  

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

Author keywords

Health policy and systems research; low and middle income countries; research methods

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD WELFARE; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84855221309     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr006     Document Type: Review

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