Why Learning How to Chase Butterflies Matters: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

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1 Department of Health Management, Evaluation and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada

2 Institute of Public Health Research of University of Montreal (IRSPUM), Montréal, QC, Canada

3 Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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My colleagues and I were honoured to have so many reputable scholars taking precious time to read our article1 and write three solid commentaries.2-4... (Read more...)

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  • Receive Date: 06 September 2017
  • Revise Date: 19 September 2017
  • Accept Date: 16 September 2017
  • First Publish Date: 01 March 2018