Developing engagement, linkage and exchange between health services managers and researchers: Experience from the UK

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-29

  Morris, Zoë Slote ^a   Bullock, Alison ^b   Atwell, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

knowledge exchange; knowledge transfer; researcher practitioner collaborations

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84992863155     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1355819613476863     Document Type: Article

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