Knowledge translation for public health in low- and middle- income countries: a critical interpretive synthesis

Global Health Research and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Malla, Catherine ^a   Aylward, Paul ^a   Ward, Paul ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical interpretive synthesis; Knowledge translation; Low and middle income countries; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071636286     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23970642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s41256-018-0084-9     Document Type: Review

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