Research and advice giving: A functional view of evidence-informed policy advice in a Canadian ministry of health

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 903-926

  Lomas, Jonathan ^a   Brown, Adalsteinn D ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based health care; Health policy; Organizational decision making

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; ONTARIO; POLICY MAKING; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 72449175975     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2009.00583.x     Document Type: Review

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