Enabling factors and barriers for the use of health impact assessment in decision-making processes

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 452-457

  Ahmad, B ^a   Chappel, D ^b   Pless Mulloli, T ^a   White, M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Decision making; Enablers; Health impact assessment; Organizations

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41949129129     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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