Wishful thinking will not do it! Practitioners and decision-makers need tools to implement evidence-informed public health

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 491-492

  Potvin, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; STANDARDS; EDITORIAL; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84880922660     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0474-1     Document Type: Editorial

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