The usefulness of different types of health research: Perspectives from a low-income country

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-33

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

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

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evidence based; Research use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922928587     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426514X13990430410723     Document Type: Article

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