Making evidence fit for purpose in decision making: A case study of the hospital discharge of older people

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-437

  Glasby, Jon ^a   Walshe, Kieran ^b   Harvey, Gill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data synthesis; Evidence based policy and practice; Research hierarchies

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548697986     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426407781738065     Document Type: Article

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