Does citation matter? Research citation in policy documents as an indicator of research impact – an Australian obesity policy case-study

Abstract Background Citation of research in policy documents has been suggested as an indicator of the potential longer-term impacts of research. We investigated the use of research citations in childhood obesity prevention policy documents from New South Wales (NSW), Australia, considering the feas...

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Main Authors: Robyn Newson, Lucie Rychetnik, Lesley King, Andrew Milat, Adrian Bauman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Health Research Policy and Systems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-018-0326-9