Public health evaluation: Epistemological challenges to evidence production and use

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-95

  Petticrew, Mark ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Evidence based policy; Randomisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876915512     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426413X663742     Document Type: Article

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