Franklin White
Biographic Data
| ID | 3745275 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Franklin White |
| GIVEN NAMES | Franklin |
| FAMILY NAME | White |
| SIGNATURE | WHITE F |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1901 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Development Assistance for Health
Hyperendemic pulmonary tuberculosis in peri-urban areas of Karachi, Pakistan
This study of previously undetected tuberculosis cases in an impoverished peri-urban setting reveals the poor operational performance of Pakistan's current approach to tuberculosis control; it also demonstrates a higher prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis than current national estimates. Public health authorities may wish to augment health education efforts aimed at prompting health-seeking behaviour to facilitate more complete and earlier case …
Capacity-building for health research in developing countries
Research may be viewed as rigorous inquiry to advance knowledge and improve practices. An international commission has argued that strengthening research capacity is one of the most powerful, cost-effective, and sustainable means of advancing health and development. However, the global effort to promote research in developing countries has been mostly policy driven, and largely at the initiative of donor agencies based in developed countries. Thi…
Una intervención para mejorar el control de la diabetes en Chile
In one developing country, educating patients about diabetes helped improve metabolic control, a fact that can be attributed mainly to the intervention's positive impact on those persons' diet
De la evidencia al desempeño
En esta época de respeto por la ciencia médica y por la responsabilidad gerencial, las organizaciones de salud deben rendir cuentas por sus acciones con creciente frecuencia. La época en que se determinaban las prioridades y se tomaban las decisiones sobre bases políticas o acatando el consejo intuitivo de asesores respetados y bien intencionados ha dado paso gradualmente a una era que valora la demostración de efectividad y eficiencia. Las decis…
The emerging international dominance of chronic diseases
The Return of Chronic Disease
Notes on the Great Zimbabwe Elliptical Ruin
On the Ruins of Dhlo-Dhlo, in Rhodesia
On the Khami Ruins, Rhodesia
On the Ruins of Dhlo-Dhlo, in Rhodesia
On the Khami Ruins, Rhodesia
Notes on the Great Zimbabwe Elliptical Ruin
The Return of Chronic Disease
The emerging international dominance of chronic diseases
De la evidencia al desempeño
En esta época de respeto por la ciencia médica y por la responsabilidad gerencial, las organizaciones de salud deben rendir cuentas por sus acciones con creciente frecuencia. La época en que se determinaban las prioridades y se tomaban las decisiones sobre bases políticas o acatando el consejo intuitivo de asesores respetados y bien intencionados ha dado paso gradualmente a una era que valora la demostración de efectividad y eficiencia. Las decis…
Una intervención para mejorar el control de la diabetes en Chile
In one developing country, educating patients about diabetes helped improve metabolic control, a fact that can be attributed mainly to the intervention's positive impact on those persons' diet
Capacity-building for health research in developing countries
Research may be viewed as rigorous inquiry to advance knowledge and improve practices. An international commission has argued that strengthening research capacity is one of the most powerful, cost-effective, and sustainable means of advancing health and development. However, the global effort to promote research in developing countries has been mostly policy driven, and largely at the initiative of donor agencies based in developed countries. Thi…
Hyperendemic pulmonary tuberculosis in peri-urban areas of Karachi, Pakistan
This study of previously undetected tuberculosis cases in an impoverished peri-urban setting reveals the poor operational performance of Pakistan's current approach to tuberculosis control; it also demonstrates a higher prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis than current national estimates. Public health authorities may wish to augment health education efforts aimed at prompting health-seeking behaviour to facilitate more complete and earlier case …
Development Assistance for Health
Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works)