Increasing capacity for knowledge translation: Understanding how some researchers engage policy makers

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-51

  Kothart, Anita ^a   MacLean, Lynne ^b   Edwards, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based policy making; Knowledge translation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950916138     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426409X395402     Document Type: Article

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