Cross-sector learning among researchers and policy-makers: The search for new strategies to enable use of research results

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Pittman, Patricia ^a   Almeida, Celia ^b  

^a ACADEMYHEALTH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Research financing; Research personnel; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750461950     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2006001300019     Document Type: Article

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