Evidence-based policymaking is not like evidence-based medicine, so how far should you go to bridge the divide between evidence and policy?

Abstract There is extensive health and public health literature on the ‘evidence-policy gap’, exploring the frustrating experiences of scientists trying to secure a response to the problems and solutions they raise and identifying the need for better evidence to reduce policymaker uncertainty. We of...

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Main Authors: Paul Cairney, Kathryn Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Health Research Policy and Systems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-017-0192-x