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Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research

Framing the Questions

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ID23324199
AuthorsKay Sheikh (0000-0003-4755-2075, Public Health Foundation of India, corresponding author), Kabir Sheikh, Lucy Gilson (0000-0002-2775-7703, University of Cape Town), Irene Akua Agyepong (0000-0002-0193-5882, University of Ghana), Kara Hanson (0000-0002-9928-2823, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Freddie Ssengooba (0000-0003-3489-0745, Makerere University), Sara Bennett (0000-0001-8094-8798, Johns Hopkins University)
Year2011
Volume8
Issue8
Pagese1001073
Publication date2011-08-16
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.1001073
PMID21857809
PMCIDPMC3156683
OpenAlexW2082481117
LanguageEN
Citations received141
References cited16

Following the First Global Symposium \non Health Systems Research in \nMontreux in November 2010, PLoS \nMedicine commissioned three articles \non the state-of-the-art in Health \nPolicy and Systems Research (HPSR). \nThree Policy Forum articles, authored \nby a diverse group of global \nhealth academics, critically examine \nthe current challenges to the field \nand lay out what is needed to build \ncapacity in HPSR and support local \npolicy development and health systems \nstrengthening, especially in \nlow- and middle-income countries.

Engineering ethics · Field (mathematics) · Framing (construction) · Geography · Health care · Multidisciplinary approach · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Scope (computer science) · Sociology · Computer Science · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Health Policy

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Unique citing works141
Citations per year9,4
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 136
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