Embedding health policy and systems research into decision-making processes in low- and middle-income countries

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Koon, Adam D ^a   Rao, Krishna D ^b   Tran, Nhan T ^c   Ghaffar, Abdul ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Embeddedness; Evidence informed policy making; Health policy and systems research; Low and middle income countries

Indexed keywords

BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GHANA; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW; SOLOMON ISLANDS; SOUTH AFRICA; SRI LANKA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THAILAND; VIET NAM; ZAMBIA;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84881167534     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-30     Document Type: Review

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