Essential evidence for guiding health system priorities and policies: Anticipating epidemiological transition in Africa

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue SUPP.1, 2014, Pages

  Byass, Peter ^a,b   de Savigny, Don ^c,d   Lopez D , Alan ^e  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiological transition; Health information; Health policy; Health services; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AFRICA; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84904390015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.23359     Document Type: Article

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