Overview of national health research systems in sub-Saharan Africa: Results of a questionnaire-based survey

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-54

  Mbondji, Peter Ebongue ^a   Kebede, Derege ^a   Zielinski, Chris ^a   Kouvividila, Wenceslas ^a   Sanou, Issa ^a   Lusamba Dikassa, Paul Samson ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

evidence; health research; health research in Africa; health systems; research plans; research systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992816474     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: 17581095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0141076814530600     Document Type: Article

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