Epistemic communities in global health and the development of child survival policy: A case study of iCCM

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages ii12-ii25

  Dalglish, Sarah L ^a   George, Asha ^a   Shearer, Jessica C ^b   Bennett, Sara ^a  

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

^b PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; antibiotics; child mortality; health policy; international agencies

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEW;

AFRICA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

EID: 84951574871     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czv043     Document Type: Review

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