Public health decision-makers' informational needs and preferences for receiving research evidence

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-163

  Dobbins, Maureen ^a   Jack, Susan ^a   Thomas, Helen ^a   Kothari, Anita ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based decision making; Nursing management; Public health; Research transfer and uptake

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 34548575636     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2007.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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