Community-based organisations and how to support their use of systematic reviews: A qualitative study

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-469

  Wilson, Michael G ^a   Lavis, John N ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based organizations; Knowledge translation; Qualitative research; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873853557     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426411X603452     Document Type: Review

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