Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: understanding the dynamics of neonatal mortality in Uganda

Health Research Policy and Systems - Tập 12 Số 1 - 2014
Agnes Semwanga Rwashana1, Sarah Nakubulwa2, Margaret Nakakeeto-Kijjambu3, Taghreed Adam4
1Information Systems Department, College of Computing and Information Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
3Kampala Children's Hospital, Neonatal Pediatrician, Kampala, Uganda
4Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

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