Conceptual challenges in the translation of research into practice: It's not just a matter of "communication"

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 256-269

  Young, David ^a   Borland, Ron ^a  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Actor Network theory; Knowledge broking; Social computing; Tobacco control; Translational science

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84857272539     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0035-1     Document Type: Article

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