Knowledge Translation Strategies Using the Thinking About Epilepsy Program as a Case Study

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-369

  Martiniuk, Alexandra L C ^a   Secco, Mary ^b   Speechley, Kathy N ^c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b Executive Director of the London Epilepsy Support Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

epilepsy; knowledge translation; policy influence; university community partnerships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCHOOL; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCHOOLS;

EID: 80052053806     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839909349183     Document Type: Article

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