Evidence-informed health policy: Are we beginning to get there at last?

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Hanney, Stephen R ^a   González Block, Miguel A ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 74549115174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-7-30     Document Type: Editorial

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