Increasing the influence of one’s research on policy
Kathryn M. Dwan A B and Peter C. McInnes A
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A Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia. Email: peter.mcinnes@anu.edu.au
B Corresponding author. Email: kathryn.dwan@anu.edu.au
Australian Health Review 37(2) 194-198 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH12158
Submitted: 14 March 2012 Accepted: 24 September 2012 Published: 15 March 2013
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