Exploratory study of the role of knowledge brokers in translating knowledge to action following global maternal and newborn health technical meetings

Public Health

Volumn 140, Issue , 2016, Pages 235-243

  Norton, T C ^a   Howell, C ^b   Reynolds, C ^a  

^a JHPIEGO   (United States)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health; Knowledge broker; Knowledge management; Knowledge translation; Maternal health; Newborn health

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; MATERNAL HEALTH; POLICY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE BROKER; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEGDE TRANSLATION; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NEWBORN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH; GLOBAL HEALTH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; ORGANIZATION; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

BANGLADESH; SOUTH AFRICA;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT HEALTH; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84971634893     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.04.012     Document Type: Article

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