Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Pages 452-457 , May 2008

Enabling factors and barriers for the use of health impact assessment in decision-making processes

  • B. Ahmad

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health & Society, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +441912227187; fax: +441912228211.
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  • D. Chappel

      Affiliations

    • North East Public Health Observatory, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham Queen's Campus, University Boulevard, Stockton on Tees TS17 6BH, UK
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  • T. Pless-Mulloli

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health & Society, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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  • M. White

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health & Society, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK

Received 22 August 2006 ,Revised 18 June 2007 ,Accepted 17 August 2007.

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PII: S0033-3506(07)00286-7

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.08.014

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Pages 452-457 , May 2008