The impact of context on evidence utilization: A framework for expert groups developing health policy recommendations

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1811-1824

  Dobrow, Mark J ^a   Goel, Vivek ^a   Lemieux Charles, Louise ^a   Black, Nick A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canada; Context; Decision making; Evidence; Expert groups; Health policy; Knowledge translation; Utilization

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH POLICY;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; PROSTATE CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POLICY MAKING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 33745791316     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.020     Document Type: Article

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