Health research systems: promoting health equity or economic competitiveness?
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Health research systems: promoting health equity or economic competitiveness?
International collaborative health research is justifiably expected to help reduce global health inequities. Investment in health policy and systems research in developing countries is essential to this process but, currently, funding for international research is mainly channelled towards the development of new medical interventions. This imbalance is largely due to research legislation and po...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.11.092007