Understanding administrative evidence-based practices: Findings from a survey of local health department leaders

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-57

  Brownson, Ross C ^a,b   Reis, Rodrigo S ^e   Allen, Peg ^a   Duggan, Kathleen ^a   Fields, Robert ^a   Stamatakis, Katherine A ^c   Erwin, Paul C ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEADERSHIP; LIFELONG LEARNING; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890842999     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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