The effectiveness of knowledge translation strategies used in public health: A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Larocca, Rebecca ^a   Yost, Jennifer ^b   Dobbins, Maureen ^b   Ciliska, Donna ^b   Butt, Michelle ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge translation; Public health; Research transfer; Research utilisation

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84865822578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-751     Document Type: Review

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