Framing research for state policymakers who place a priority on cancer

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1035-1041

  Brownson, Ross C ^a,b   Dodson, Elizabeth A ^b   Kerner, Jon F ^c   Moreland Russell, Sarah ^b  

^a Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Canadian Partnership Against Cancer   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer control; Evidence; Health policy; Policy making; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG ADULT; MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH;

EID: 84974791435     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-016-0771-0     Document Type: Article

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