Yes, research can inform health policy; but can we bridge the 'Do-Knowing It's Been Done' gap?

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hanney, Stephen R ^a   González Block, Miguel A ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEM; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79959238566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-9-23     Document Type: Editorial

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