Building knowledge integration systems for evidence-informed decisions

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 627-641

  Best, Allan ^a   Terpstra, Jennifer L ^b   Moor, Gregg ^a   Riley, Barbara ^c   Norman, Cameron D ^d   Glasgow, Russell E ^e  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Health services; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149128915     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260911001644     Document Type: Article

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