Impact of contextual factors on the effect of interventions to improve health worker performance in sub-saharan Africa: Review of randomised clinical trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Blacklock, Claire ^a   Goncalves Bradley, Daniela C ^b   Mickan, Sharon ^a   Willcox, Merlin ^c   Roberts, Nia ^a   Bergstrom, Anna ^d   Mant, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84953791010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145206     Document Type: Article

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