Understanding factors that influence the integration of acute malnutrition interventions into the national health system in Niger

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1364-1373

  Deconinck, Hedwig ^a   Hallarou, Mahaman Elh ^b   Pesonen, Anais ^c   Gerard, Jean Christophe ^d   Criel, Bart ^e   Donnen, Philippe ^b   MacQ, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^d SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health systems; Integration; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MALNUTRITION; NIGER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOCUS GROUPS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALNUTRITION; NIGER; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85002624164     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw073     Document Type: Article

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