Tracking the impact of research on policy and practice: Investigating the feasibility of using citations in clinical guidelines for research evaluation

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kryl, David ^a   Allen, Liz ^b   Dolby, Kevin ^b   Sherbon, Beverley ^c   Viney, Ian ^c  

^a National Institute for Health Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CITATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WRITING;

EID: 84860467344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000897     Document Type: Article

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