Design and formative evaluation of the Policy Liaison Initiative: A long-term knowledge translation strategy to encourage and support the use of Cochrane systematic reviews for informing health policy

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 25-52

  Brennan, Sue E ^a   Cumpston, Miranda ^a   Misso, Marie L ^a   McDonald, Steve ^a   Murphy, Matthew J ^b   Green, Sally E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence informed policy; Knowledge translation and exchange; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958971087     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426415X14291899424526     Document Type: Article

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