Why 'knowledge transfer' is misconceived for applied social research

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 188-190

  Davies, Huw ^a   Nutley, Sandra ^b   Walter, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 47749093153     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008055     Document Type: Review

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