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Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research

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ID23374293
AuthorsLucy Gilson (0000-0002-2775-7703, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Kara Hanson (0000-0002-9928-2823, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Kay Sheikh (0000-0003-4755-2075, Public Health Foundation of India), Kabir Sheikh, Irene Akua Agyepong (0000-0002-0193-5882, University of Ghana), Freddie Ssengooba (0000-0003-3489-0745, Makerere University), Sara Bennett (0000-0001-8094-8798, Johns Hopkins University)
Year2011
Volume8
Issue8
Pagese1001079
Publication date2011-08-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLoS Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1549-1277 • E-ISSN: 1549-1676
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pmed.1001079
PMID21886488
PMCIDPMC3160340
OpenAlexW2079431107
LanguageEN
Citations received100
References cited22

Following the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Montreux in November 2010, PLoS Medicine commissioned three articles on the state-of-the-art in Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR). Three Policy Forum articles, authored by a diverse group of global health academics, critically examine the current challenges to the field and lay out what is needed to build capacity in HPSR and support local policy development and health systems strengthening, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Engineering ethics · Field (mathematics) · Health care · Health services research · Political science · Public relations · Science policy · Social policy · Social science · Sociology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Law · Medicine · Public Administration · Health Policy

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Citations per year6,67
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
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