Who runs public health? A mixed-methods study combining qualitative and network analyses

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-459

  Oliver, Kathryn ^a   De Vocht, Frank ^b   Money, Annemarie ^b   Everett, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; evidence based policy; public health policy; social network analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION-MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION-MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84883470557     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt039     Document Type: Article

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