Use of research by the Australian health promotion workforce

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 576-587

  James, Erica L ^a   Fraser, Caitlin ^b   Anderson, Karen ^a   Judd, Fiona ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Centre for Rural Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547689107     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl111     Document Type: Article

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