Institutional capacity for health systems research in East and Central African schools of public health: Knowledge translation and effective communication

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ayah, Richard ^a   Jessani, Nasreen ^b   Mafuta, Eric M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

Author keywords

Health systems research; Knowledge translation; Organizational capacity; Schools of public health; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION; LEADERSHIP; LIKERT SCALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SCHOOL; SELF EVALUATION; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKSHOP; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AFRICA, CENTRAL; AFRICA, EASTERN; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84904757759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-12-20     Document Type: Article

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