title: [Diagnostic studies in the planning process of human resources: the Central American experience].
abstract: In this paper the authors analyze various aspects of one of the essential stages in the process of planning human resources--diagnostic studies and research which will serve as a starting point. They stress the role of diagnostic personnel studies in formulating human resources policies and planning, and describe the phases to be followed in their execution, according to the results obtained in the three Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) in which the studies were completed. The paper concludes with a summary of the process in the three countries.
authors.affiliation: División de Formación de Recursos Humanos, Ministerio de Salud, Guatemala.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Canales
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Martínez Chopen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tercero Talavera
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D006166:Guatemala; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006285:Health Planning; D006291:Health Policy; D006295:Health Resources; D006302:Health Services Research; D006280:Health Workforce; D006721:Honduras; D006801:Humans; D009527:Nicaragua
vernacular_title: Estudios diagnósticos en el proceso de planificación de recursos humanos: experiencia centroamericana.