Developing sustainable capacity-building in mental health research: implementation outcomes of training of trainers in systematic reviewing.
Less than 1% of biomedical research papers originate in Africa. Locally relevant mental health research, including synthesis of existing evidence, is essential for developing interventions and strengthening health systems, but institutions may lack the capacity to deliver training on systematic revi...
| Publicado en: | Global Health Action Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2020
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