How does investment in research training affect the development of research networks and collaborations?

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Paina, Ligia ^a   Ssengooba, Freddie ^b   Waswa, Douglas ^c   M'Imunya, James M ^d   Bennett, Sara ^a  

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

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Independent Consultant   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Case study research; Collaborations; Global health; Kenya; Networks; Research capacity development; Research training; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; KENYA; LONGEVITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UGANDA;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KENYA; ORGANIZATIONS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; TRAINING SUPPORT; UGANDA; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84877858850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-18     Document Type: Article

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