Global health diplomacy: The 'missing pillar' of health system strengthening

Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Economic and Policy Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Smith, Richard D ^a   Hanson, Kara ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collective action; Global health diplomacy; Health professionals; Health sector; Health system strengthening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920901932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199566761.003.0093     Document Type: Chapter

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