Bridging the gap: Translating research into policy and practice

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-315

  Brownson, Ross C ^a,b   Jones, Ellen ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissemination; Evidence; Physical activity; Policy; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349998653     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.008     Document Type: Note

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