Rethinking health systems strengthening: Key systems thinking tools and strategies for transformational change

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2012, Pages

  Swanson, R Chad ^a   Cattaneo, Adriano ^b   Bradley, Elizabeth ^c   Chunharas, Somsak ^d   Atun, Rifat ^e   Abbas, Kaja M ^f   Katsaliaki, Korina ^g   Mustafee, Navonil ^h   Mason Meier, Benjamin ⁱ   Best, Allan ^j  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for Maternal and Child Health   (Italy)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Health Foundation Thailand   (Thailand)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^h SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

global health; Health systems strengthening; systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; THINKING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; THINKING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84866921813     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs090     Document Type: Review

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