The Evidence Information Service as a new platform for supporting evidence-based policy: A consultation of UK parliamentarians

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 275-316

  Lawrence, Natalia S ^a   Chambers, Jemma C ^b   Morrison, Sinead M ^b   Bestmann, Sven ^c   O'Grady, Gerard ^b   Chambers, Christopher D ^b   Kythreotis, Andrew P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Evidence based policy; Parliamentarian

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019671225     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426416X14643531912169     Document Type: Article

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