This presentation was given in the frame of a seminar on the realist approach and its application in global health. It was organized by Valéry Ridde and I for the GHR-CAPS program in November 2012 in Montréal (Canada).
17. Emilie Robert is a Ph.D. student in public health at Montreal University and is a fellow
of the Global Health Research Strengthening Program, funded by the Canadian
Institutes of Health Research and the Population Health Research Network of Quebec.
Contact: emilie.robert.3@umontreal.ca
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