Systems thinking, knowledge and action: Towards better models and methods

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-159

  Best, Allan ^a   Holmes, Bev ^b  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communications; Knowledge; Leadership; Networks; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955169905     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426410X502284     Document Type: Article

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