Translating knowledge into practice and policy: The role of knowledge networks in primary health care

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 9-17

  Armstrong, Kylie ^a   Kendall, Bizabeth ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community healthcare; Health policy; Healthcare reform; Healthcare research; Information networks; Information sharing; Primary healthcare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER NETWORK; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79952786577     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335831003900203     Document Type: Review

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