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Determinants of evidence use in public health policy making: Results from a study across six EU countries

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  • van de Goor, Ien
  • Hämäläinen, Riitta-Maija
  • Syed, Ahmed
  • Juel Lau, Cathrine
  • Sandu, Petru
  • Spitters, Hilde
  • Eklund Karlsson, Leena
  • Dulf, Diana
  • Valente, Adriana
  • Castellani, Tommaso
  • Aro, Arja R.

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The knowledge-practice gap in public health is widely known. The importance of using different types of evidence for the development of effective health promotion has also been emphasized.

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  • van de Goor, Ien & Hämäläinen, Riitta-Maija & Syed, Ahmed & Juel Lau, Cathrine & Sandu, Petru & Spitters, Hilde & Eklund Karlsson, Leena & Dulf, Diana & Valente, Adriana & Castellani, Tommaso & Aro, A, 2017. "Determinants of evidence use in public health policy making: Results from a study across six EU countries," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(3), pages 273-281.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:121:y:2017:i:3:p:273-281
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.01.003
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