Evaluating the use of locally-based health facility assessments in Afghanistan: A pilot study of a novel research method

Conflict and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rowe, Jack S ^a,b   Natiq, Kayhan ^a   Alonge, Olakunle ^a   Gupta, Shivam ^a   Agarwal, Anubhav ^c   Peters, David H ^a  

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

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Institute of Health Management Research   (India)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Conflict; Health services; Public Health; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928565747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-8-24     Document Type: Article

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