Evaluating health systems strengthening interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: are we asking the right questions?

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Published in Health Policy Plan on October 01, 2012

Authors

Taghreed Adam1, Justine Hsu, Don de Savigny, John N Lavis, John-Arne Røttingen, Sara Bennett

Author Affiliations

1: Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. adamt@who.int

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