Tackling the tensions in evaluating capacity strengthening for health research in low- and middle-income countries

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 334-344

  Bates, Imelda ^a   Boyd, Alan ^b   Aslanyan, Garry ^c   Cole, Donald C ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

capacity strengthening; health; Low and middle income countries; research

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84926668387     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu016     Document Type: Article

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