A double-edged sword? Health research and research governance in UK primary care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 912-918

  Shaw, Sara E ^a   Petchey, Roland P ^b   Chapman, Jenifer ^c   Abbott, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Constella Futures ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Commensuration; Health research; Primary care; Research governance; UK

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60549114150     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.042     Document Type: Article

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