Knowledge translation and ethics in public and population health from a knowledge management perspective;L'application des connaissances et l’éthique en santé publique et vers les populations dans une perspective de gestion des connaissances

Ethics, Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 302-309

  Acadia, S ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Determinants of health; Knowledge management (KM); Knowledge translation (KT); Population health; Public health

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DRAWING; ETHICS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85019309486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23525525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemep.2016.04.012     Document Type: Short Survey

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