Priority setting and policy advocacy by nursing associations: A scoping review and implications using a socio-ecological whole systems lens

Health Policy

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-43

  MacDonald, Jo Anne ^a   Edwards, Nancy ^a   Davies, Barbara ^a   Marck, Patricia ^b   Guernsey, Judith Read ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing; Organizations; Policy advocacy; Priority setting; Scoping review; Socio ecological systems change

Indexed keywords

FUNDING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING LITERATURE; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES, NURSING;

EID: 84864832039     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.03.017     Document Type: Review

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