Storytelling and evidence-based policy: lessons from the grey literature

Palgrave Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Davidson, Brett ^a  

^a OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS   (United States)

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EID: 85036556925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20551045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palcomms.2017.93     Document Type: Article

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