Research for better health: The Panamanian priority-setting experience and the need for a new process

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Romero, Luz I ^a   Quental, Cristiane ^b  

^a New School for Social Research   (Panama)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Health research policy; Resources for research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY; CONSENSUS; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PANAMA; PANAMANIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SOCIETY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH;

HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PANAMA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84907276562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-12-38     Document Type: Article

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