Evidence-based practice: A personal journey from scepticism to pragmatism

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 739-744

  Ellis, C ^a,b  

^a AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NOTE; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE CLINICIANS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 28144463269     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2005.00887.x     Document Type: Note

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