Translating evidence into practice: A shared priority in public health?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1492-1500

  McAneney, H ^a   McCann, J F ^b,c   Prior, L ^b,c   Wilde, J ^b,d   Kee, F ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Public Health in Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge transfer brokerage; Northern Ireland; Public health; Social network analysis; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

IRELAND;

EID: 77951652237     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.038     Document Type: Article

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