The bit in the middle: A synthesis of global health literature on policy formulation and adoption

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages iii23-iii34

  Berlan, David ^a   Buse, Kent ^b   Shiffman, Jeremy ^c   Tanaka, Sonja ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Policy adoption; Policy formulation; Policy process

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CLERGY; CONSULTATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EXTRACT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOBBYING; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NARRATIVE; ORGANIZATION; SCIENTIST; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84979097000     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu060     Document Type: Article

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