Time for innovative dialogue on health systems research

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Meessen, Bruno ^a   van Heteren, Godelieve ^b   Soeters, Robert ^c   Fritsche, Gyuri ^d   van Damme, Wim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Sina Health International   (Netherlands)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SCIENTIST; STUDY DESIGN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84867117812     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.112326     Document Type: Editorial

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