Organising health research systems as a key to improving health: The World Health Report 2013 and how to make further progress

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hanney, Stephen R ^a   González Block, Miguel A ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84890257480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-47     Document Type: Editorial

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