Barriers to translating evidence into practice

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-325

  Berenholtz, Sean ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

CRITICAL CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0042267233     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200308000-00012     Document Type: Review

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