How Can the Operating Environment for Nutrition Research Be Improved in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Views of African Researchers

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Van Royen, Kathleen ^a,b   Lachat, Carl ^a,b   Holdsworth, Michelle ^c   Smit, Karlien ^d   Kinabo, Joyce ^e   Roberfroid, Dominique ^b   Nago, Eunice ^f   Garimoi Orach, Christopher ^g   Kolsteren, Patrick ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e Sokoine University   (Tanzania)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^g MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INSECURITY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POVERTY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 84878929712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066355     Document Type: Article

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