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. 2006 Jun;3(6):e186.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030186.

Implementation research is needed to achieve international health goals

David Sanders  1 , Andy Haines
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Implementation research is needed to achieve international health goals

David Sanders et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

Sanders and Haines discuss the "knowledge-implementation gap" and identify key obstacles to correcting the gap.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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  • IAPAC Mon. 2006 Aug;12(8):264-9

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