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. 2011 Aug;8(8):e1001079.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001079. Epub 2011 Aug 23.

Building the field of health policy and systems research: social science matters

Lucy Gilson  1 , Kara Hanson, Kabir Sheikh, Irene Akua Agyepong, Freddie Ssengooba, Sara Bennett
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Building the field of health policy and systems research: social science matters

Lucy Gilson et al. PLoS Med. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

In the second in a series of articles addressing the current challenges and opportunities for the development of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR), Lucy Gilson and colleagues argue the importance of insights from the social sciences.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Core differences between knowledge paradigms.
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