Mapping the existing body of health policy implementation research in lower income settings: What is covered and what are the gaps?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages iii35-iii50

  Erasmus, E ^a   Orgill, M ^a   Schneider, H ^b   Gilson, L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

Health policy analysis; LMIC; Policy implementation; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; SOFTWARE; SYNTHESIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; THINKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POVERTY; PROCEDURES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY;

EID: 84979098397     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu063     Document Type: Article

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