Does nursing research impact on policy? a case study of health visiting research and UK health policy

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-191

  Bunn, Frances ^a   Kendall, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Health visiting; Policy; Research impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952263622     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987110392627     Document Type: Article

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