People-centred science: Strengthening the practice of health policy and systems research

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sheikh, Kabir ^a   George, Asha ^b   Gilson, Lucy ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Context; Dialogue; Health policy and systems research; Health systems research; Knowledge translation; People centred health systems; Reflexivity; Research practice; Social construction

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH POLICY AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; POLITICS; SCIENCE;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84900457119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-12-19     Document Type: Note

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