Using logic analysis to evaluate knowledge transfer initiatives: The case of the research collective on the organization of primary care services

Evaluation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Brousselle, Astrid ^a   Contandriopoulos, Damien ^a   Lemire, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case study; Evaluation; Information utilization; Knowledge transfer; Logic analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549137118     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389008101967     Document Type: Article

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