An exploration of the theoretical concepts policy windows and policy entrepreneurs at the Swedish public health arena

Health Promotion International

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 434-444

  Guldbrandsson, Karin ^a,c   Fossum, Bjöörn ^a,b,d  

^a Division Social Medicine   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^d SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Applicability; Community health promotion; Implementation; Policy development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SWEDEN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72649094205     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dap033     Document Type: Article

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