The applicability and transferability of public health research from one setting to another: A survey of maternal health researchers

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-24

  Burchett, Helen E D ^a   Dobrow, Mark J ^b,d   Lavis, John N ^c   Mayhew, Susannah H ^a  

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

^b Health Council of Canada   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence; Health promotion; Maternal

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

AFRICA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84887521130     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: 17579767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975913476904     Document Type: Article

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