Embedding researchers in health service organizations improves research translation and health service performance: the Australian Hunter New England Population Health example

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 85, Issue , 2017, Pages 3-11

  Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b,c   Yoong, Sze Lin ^a,b,c   Williams, Christopher M ^a,b,c   Grimshaw, Jeremy ^d   Durrheim, David N ^a,b,c   Gillham, Karen ^a,b,c   Wiggers, John ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NOTE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIST; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; COOPERATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERSONNEL;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 85020905835     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.03.007     Document Type: Note

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