Views of health system policymakers on the role of research in health policymaking in Israel

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ellen, Moriah E ^a,b,c,d   Horowitz, Einav ^b   Vaknin, Sharona ^b   Lavis, John N ^c,e,f,g  

^a JERUSALEM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence informed policymaking; Knowledge transfer and exchange; Policymaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ISRAEL; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MALE; MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84975730965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20454015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13584-016-0088-1     Document Type: Article

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