The politics of ideas: The complex interplay of health inequalities research and policy

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 561-574

  Smith, Katherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Evidence based policy; Health inequalities; Ideational; Institutionalism; Research impact

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84928885396     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/sct085     Document Type: Article

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