The ‘long and lonely road’: Translating evidence into policy

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-421

  Maynard, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 35448937765     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133106006049     Document Type: Article

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