What are the barriers to scaling up health interventions in low and middle income countries? A qualitative study of academic leaders in implementation science

Globalization and Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yamey, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH WORKER; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CODING; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCALE UP; SOCIAL ASPECT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MASS COMMUNICATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; POVERTY; STANDARD;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84861470503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-11     Document Type: Article

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