Exploring health researchers' perceptions of policymaking in Argentina: A qualitative study

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages ii40-ii49

  Corluka, Adrijana ^a   Hyder, Adnan A ^a   Winch, Peter J ^a   Segura, Elsa ^b  

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

^b Ministerio de Salud ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Evidence based policymaking; Health research systems; Health researchers; Interviews; Qualitative; Research to policy

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CAPACITY BUILDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; INVESTMENT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCIENTIST; TRUST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL; POLITICS;

ARGENTINA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; TRUST;

EID: 84957814455     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu071     Document Type: Article

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