The contextual influence of professional culture: Certified nurse-midwives' knowledge of and reliance on evidence-based practice

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2681-2693

  Bogdan Lovis, Elizabeth A ^a   Sousa, Aron ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritative knowledge; Diffusion of innovation; Evidence based; Midwifery; Research utilization; USA

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INNOVATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; MEDICINE; PREGNANCY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPISIOTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT; URBAN AREA;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CERTIFICATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NURSE MIDWIVES; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646076697     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.027     Document Type: Article

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