Use of research results in policy decision-making, formulation, and implementation: A review of the literature

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Almeida, Celia ^a   Báscolo, Ernesto ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de la Salud Juan Lazarte   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Health policy; Policy making; Use of scientific information for health decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750453716     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2006001300002     Document Type: Review

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