Research capacity and culture of the Victorian public health allied health workforce is influenced by key research support staff and location

Australian Health Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 303-311

  Williams, Cylie ^a,b   Miyazaki, Koki ^a   Borkowski, Donna ^c   McKinstry, Carol ^d   Cotchet, Matthew ^d   Haines, Terry ^b,e  

^a PENINSULA HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Monash University and Bendigo Health Care Group   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931373296     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH14209     Document Type: Article

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