Changing Provider Behaviour: An Overview of Systematic Reviews of Interventions to Promote Implementation of Research Findings by Healthcare Professionals

Getting Research Findings into Practice: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 29-67

  Grimshaw, Jeremy ^a,b   Shirran, Liz ^c   Thomas, Ruth ^d   Mowatt, Graham ^d   Fraser, Cynthia ^d   Bero, Lisa ^e   Grilli, Roberto ^f   Harvey, Emma ^g   Oxman, Andy ^h   O'Brien, Mary Ann ^i,j  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Agenzia Saritaria Regionale   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^h NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

ⁱ Supportive Cancer Care Research Unit   (Canada)

^j MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Behaviour; Educational outreach; Healthcare; Professionals; Reviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347061062     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755891.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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