Evidence-based nursing practice: Both state of the art in general and specific to pressure sores

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-83

  Buss, Inge C ^a   Halfens, Ruud J G ^a   Abu Saad, Huda Huyer ^a   Kok, Gerjo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Knowledge utilization; Nursing; Pressure sore; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 0033088699     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-7223(99)80078-7     Document Type: Article

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