Strengthening Health Systems; the Basis for Controlling Corona Virus Pandemics

Fateme Sedghi; Mahdi Gholian Aval; Mohammad Vahedian Sharoodi

doi:10.5812/jhealthscope.106207

Strengthening Health Systems; the Basis for Controlling Corona Virus Pandemics

authors:

Fateme Sedghi ^{1
, *} , Mahdi Gholian Aval ² , Mohammad Vahedian Sharoodi ²

1 Student Research Committee, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion School of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Health Scope: Vol.9, issue 4; e106207

published online: October 13, 2020

article type: Letter

received: June 8, 2020

revised: August 5, 2020

accepted: September 24, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/jhealthscope.106207

how to cite: Sedghi F, Gholian Aval M, Vahedian Sharoodi M. Strengthening Health Systems; the Basis for Controlling Corona Virus Pandemics. Health Scope. 2020;9(4):e106207. https://doi.org/10.5812/jhealthscope.106207.

Keywords

Health Systems Coronavirus Private Sector

Footnotes

Authors' Contribution: Study concept and design: FS and MG. Analysis and interpretation of data: FS, MG, and MV. Drafting of the manuscript: FS. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: FM, MG, and MV.
Conflict of Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Funding/Support: None declared by the author.

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