Evidence check: Knowledge brokering to commission research reviews for policy

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-107

  Campbell, Danielle ^a   Donald, Braedon ^a   Moore, Gabriel ^a   Frew, Deborah ^a  

^a SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based policy; Knowledge brokering; Research utilisation; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866370894     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426411X553034     Document Type: Review

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