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Bridging the gaps between research, policy and practice in low- and middle-income countries a survey of researchers
LAVIS, John N et al
Canadian Medical Association Journal, CMAJ 10.1503/cmaj.081164. Ottawa: Canadian Medical Association, May 2010, 12 p.
This article describes the findings from a study which examined efforts to bridge the gaps between research, policy and practice in 10 low- and middle-income countries in which researchers conducting research in one of four clinical areas relevant to the Millennium Development Goals: prevention of malaria (Ghana, Laos, Senegal and Tanzania), care of women seeking contraception (China, Kazakhstan, Laos and Mexico), care of children with diarrhoea (Ghana, India, Pakistan and Senegal) and care of patients with tuberculosis (China, India, Iran and Mexico) were surveyed
Keywords HEALTH PLANNING & HEALTH MANAGEMENT / Health Information / millennium development goals (MDGs) / research / policy development / evidence-based practice / contraception / diarrhoea / tuberculosis / malaria
Regional focus Western Pacific / Africa / South East Asia / EMRO / Europe / Americas China; Ghana; India; Iran; Kazakhstan; Laos; Mexico; Pakistan; Senegal; Tanzania
Language English
Type of material Article
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Full text on the web http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.081164v1
 

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