Six essential roles of health promotion research centres: The Atlantic Canada experience

Health Promotion International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-87

  Langille, Lynn L ^a   Crowell, Sandra J ^a   Lyons, Renée F ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Applied research; Health promotion; Knowledge translation; Research centres

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CANADA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NOVA SCOTIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 59549106885     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dap001     Document Type: Review

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