Health policy and systems research and analysis in Nigeria: Examining health policymakers' and researchers' capacity assets, needs and perspectives in south-east Nigeria

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Uzochukwu, Benjamin ^a   Mbachu, Chinyere ^a   Onwujekwe, Obinna ^a   Okwuosa, Chinenye ^a   Etiaba, Enyi ^a   Nyström, Monica E ^b,c   Gilson, Lucy ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

Capacity assets; Health policy and systems research and analysis; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH POLICY AND SYSTEM RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NIGERIA; PUBLICATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; POLITICS; PROCEDURES; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEADERSHIP; NIGERIA; POLITICS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84959130871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-016-0083-6     Document Type: Article

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