Using and generating evidence: Policy makers' reflections on commissioning and learning from the Scottish health demonstration projects

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-226

  Mackenzie, Mhairi ^a   Blamey, Avril ^b   Hanlon, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex initiatives; Evaluation; Evidence based policy making; Health policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745012151     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426406777068885     Document Type: Article

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