A masterclass to teach public health professionals to conduct practice-based research to promote evidence-based practice: A case study from the Netherlands

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-92

  Jansen, Maria W J ^a,b   Hoeijmakers, Marjan ^a  

^a Academic Collaborative Centre for Public Health Limburg   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; practice based research; public health competences; research capacity building

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84870226303     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318225158a     Document Type: Article

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