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Review
. 2010 Jul 13;7(7):e1000308.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000308.

Evidence-based priority setting for health care and research: tools to support policy in maternal, neonatal, and child health in Africa

Igor Rudan  1 , Lydia Kapiriri, Mark Tomlinson, Manuela Balliet, Barney Cohen, Mickey Chopra
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Review

Evidence-based priority setting for health care and research: tools to support policy in maternal, neonatal, and child health in Africa

Igor Rudan et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

As part of a series on maternal, neonatal, and child health in sub-Saharan Africa, Igor Rudan and colleagues discuss various priority-setting tools for health care and research that can help develop evidence-based policy.

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Conflict of interest statement

IR, LK, MT, and MC have all been involved in the development and implementation of the CHNRI methodology. IR and MC have been consultants of Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative of the Global Forum of Health Research while developing the CHNRI methodology. The other coauthors have no competing interests to declare.

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