Barriers to evidence-based practice in primary care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-189

  McKenna, Hugh P ^a   Ashton, Sue ^a   Keeney, Sinead ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Community nursing; Evidence based practice; General practitioners; Resources

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0942268079     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02879.x     Document Type: Article

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