Where theory and practice of global health intersect: The developmental history of a Canadian global health initiative

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Daibes, Ibrahim ^a   Sridharan, Sanjeev ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complexity; Equity; Global health; Interdisciplinary research; Research excellence; Research use; Theory of change

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DRAWING; GOVERNMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERVIEW; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; THEORETICAL MODEL; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISTORY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CANADA; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84922567332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.23974     Document Type: Article

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