Approaches to developing the capacity of health policy analysis institutes: A comparative case study

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bennett, Sara ^a   Corluka, Adrijana ^a   Doherty, Jane ^c   Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS, FOOD AND CHEMICALS; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANAGEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF; UNIVERSITY; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CAPACITY BUILDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

AFRICA; ASIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CAPITAL FINANCING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GOVERNING BOARD; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH;

EID: 84857679481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-10-7     Document Type: Article

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