Evidence-informed health policy making: The role of policy brief

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 596-598

  Rajabi, Fatemeh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRAN; MOTIVATION; PEER REVIEW; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 84867079653     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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