Lessons learned from descriptions and evaluations of knowledge translation platforms supporting evidence-informed policy-making in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2020, Pages

  Partridge, Arun C R ^a   Mansilla, Cristián ^b   Randhawa, Harkanwal ^c   Lavis, John N ^b,d   El Jardali, Fadi ^e   Sewankambo, Nelson K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^e AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^f MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Evidence informed policy; Health systems; Knowledge translation; Systematic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; GREY LITERATURE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TURNOVER RATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85094838116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-020-00626-5     Document Type: Article

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