Improving the impact of public health service delivery and research: a decision tree to aid evidence-based public health practice and research

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 331-332

  Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b   Williams, Christopher M ^a,b   Kingsland, Melanie ^a,b   Yoong, Sze Lin ^a,b   Nathan, Nicole ^a,b   Sutherland, Rachel ^a,b   Wiggers, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION TREE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 85089186027     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13023     Document Type: Editorial

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