Many a slip between cup and lip: Process evaluation of a program to promote and support evidence-based public health practice

Evaluation Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-209

  Forsetlund, Louise ^a   Talseth, Kristine Olaisen ^a   Bradley, Peter ^a   Nordheim, Lena ^a   Bjørndal, Arild ^a,b  

^a Direct for Hlth and Social Affairs ^*  (Norway)

^b Division for Knowledge Management

Author keywords

Evidence based health care; Innovation diffusion; Process evaluation; Research utilization; Tailored interventions

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHYSICIAN;

ALGORITHMS; ANECDOTES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS;

EID: 0038190743     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X02250528     Document Type: Article

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