State-building and human resources for health in fragile and conflict-affected states: Exploring the linkages

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Witter, Sophie ^a   Falisse, Jean Benoit ^b   Bertone, Maria Paola ^c   Alonso Garbayo, Alvaro ^d   Martins, João S ^e   Salehi, Ahmad Shah ^c   Pavignani, Enrico ^f   Martineau, Tim ^d  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e   (Timor-Leste)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Burundi; Conflict affected; Fragile states; Human resources for health; State building; Timor Leste

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; BURUNDI; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TIMOR-LESTE; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; ARMED CONFLICTS; BURUNDI; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; TIMOR-LESTE;

EID: 84929431299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12960-015-0023-5     Document Type: Review

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