Development of a policy-relevant child maltreatment research strategy

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-374

  MacMillan, Harriet L ^a   Jamieson, Ellen ^a   Wathen, C Nadine ^a   Boyle, Michael H ^a   Walsh, Christine A ^a   Omura, John ^a   Walker, Jason M ^a   Lodenquai, Gregory ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Health policy; Research framework

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34447288751     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00490.x     Document Type: Review

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