Journal article
Developing consensus measures for global programs: lessons from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension research program
Abstract
BackgroundThe imperative to improve global health has prompted transnational research partnerships to investigate common health issues on a larger scale. The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) is an alliance of national research funding agencies. To enhance research funded by GACD members, this study aimed to standardise data collection methods across the 15 GACD hypertension research teams and evaluate the uptake of these standardised …
Authors
Riddell MA; Edwards N; Thompson SR; Bernabe-Ortiz A; Praveen D; Johnson C; Kengne AP; Liu P; McCready T; Ng E
Journal
Globalization and Health, Vol. 13, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1186/s12992-017-0242-8
ISSN
1744-8603