Conceptual and methodological challenges in producing research syntheses for decision-and policy-making: An Illustrative case in primary healthcare

Evaluation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-152

  Pineault, Raynald ^a   Lamarche, Paul ^b   Beaulieu, Marie Dominique ^c   Haggerty, Jeannie ^d   Larouche, Danielle ^b   Jalhay, Jean Marc ^e   Contandriopoulos, André Pierre ^b   Denis, Jean Louis ^b  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^e Institut Emile Vandervelde   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Knowledge translation; Primary healthcare; Research synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951061741     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389009360478     Document Type: Article

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