Examining the Role of Health Services Research in Public Policymaking

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 125-154

  Lavis, John N ^a   Ross, Suzanne E ^b   Hurley, Jeremiah E ^b   Hohenadel, Joanne M ^b   Stoddart, Gregory L ^b   Woodward, Christel A ^b   Abelson, Julia ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0036365019     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00005     Document Type: Article

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