An institutional research agenda: Focusing university expertise in Tanzania on national health priorities

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Masalu, Joyce R ^a   Aboud, Muhsin ^b,c   Moshi, Mainen J ^b   Mugusi, Ferdinand ^b   Kamuhabwa, Appolinary ^d   Mgimwa, Nana ^c   Freeman, Phyllis ^d   Goodell, Alex J ^e   Kaaya, Ephata E ^b   MacFarlane, Sarah B ^e  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b MUHAS   (Tanzania)

^c Directorate of Research and Publications   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

health priorities; health research; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TANZANIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84871428874     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.50     Document Type: Article

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