Barriers and facilitators of evidence-informed health policymaking in Nepal: A scoping review.

Simkhada P, Lwin KS, Koirala B, Shrestha A, Devkota H, Vaidya A, Simkhada B

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0358730
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0358730,
  title = {Barriers and facilitators of evidence-informed health policymaking in Nepal: A scoping review.},
  author = {Simkhada P and Lwin KS and Koirala B and Shrestha A and Devkota H and Vaidya A and Simkhada B},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0358730},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358730}
}

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TI  - Barriers and facilitators of evidence-informed health policymaking in Nepal: A scoping review.
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AU  - Shrestha A
AU  - Devkota H
AU  - Vaidya A
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P, S., KS, L., B, K., A, S., H, D., A, V., & B, S. (2026). Barriers and facilitators of evidence-informed health policymaking in Nepal: A scoping review.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358730

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