Developing definitions for a knowledge exchange intervention in health policy and program agencies: reflections on process and value

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 145-159

  Haynes, Abby ^a   Turner, Tari ^b,c   Redman, Sally ^a   Milat, Andrew J ^d   Moore, Gabriel ^a  

^a SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WORLD VISION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d NSW Bureau of Health Information   (Australia)

Author keywords

definition; knowledge exchange; policy; policy maker; research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920609200     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2014.921457     Document Type: Article

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