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Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-103

The role of intermediaries in getting evidence into policy and practice: Some useful lessons from examining consultancy-client relationships

(1)  Sin, Chih Hoong a  

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Author keywords

Consultancy approaches; Consultancy client relationships; Intermediaries; Private sector

Indexed keywords


EID: 39649111727     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426408783477828     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (54)

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