EVIPNet Africa's first series of policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-232

  Lavis, John N ^a   Panisset, Ulysses ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Knowledge translation; Policy brief; Policy making; Research evidence

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; SHORT SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CAPACITY BUILDING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 77953601568     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462310000206     Document Type: Short Survey

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