Pathways to "evidence-informed" policy and practice: A framework for action

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 0600-0605

  Bowen, Shelley ^a   Zwi, Anthony B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MASS COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLICY MAKING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 33846591829     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020166     Document Type: Review

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