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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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