Applying a Health Network approach to translate evidence-informed policy into practice: A review and case study on musculoskeletal health

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Briggs, Andrew M ^a,b   Bragge, Peter ^c   Slater, Helen ^b,d   Chan, Madelynn ^e   Towler, Simon C B ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Evidence; Musculoskeletal; Network; Policy; Translation

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ARTHRITIS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84868701816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-394     Document Type: Review

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