Promoting evidence-based public health policy: Can we have better evidence and more action?

Health Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 969-978

  Fielding, Jonathan E ^a   Briss, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b National Center for Health Marketing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CONSUMER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746863687     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.4.969     Document Type: Review

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