Synergies, strengths and challenges: findings on community capability from a systematic health systems research literature review.

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Published in BMC Health Serv Res on November 15, 2016

Authors

Asha S George1,2, Kerry Scott3,4, Vrinda Mehra3, Veena Sriram3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. asgeorge@uwc.ac.za.
2: South African Research Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change, School of Public Health, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. asgeorge@uwc.ac.za.
3: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
4: Global health consultant, Bangalore, India.

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