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. 2011 Aug;8(8):e1001081.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001081. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

Building the field of health policy and systems research: an agenda for action

Sara Bennett  1 , Irene Akua Agyepong, Kabir Sheikh, Kara Hanson, Freddie Ssengooba, Lucy Gilson
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Building the field of health policy and systems research: an agenda for action

Sara Bennett et al. PLoS Med. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

In the final article in a series addressing the current challenges and opportunities for the development of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR), Sara Bennett and colleagues lay out an agenda for action moving forward.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Dimensions of capacity in the HPSR field.
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