Choice, culture, and evidence-informed practice: Addressing the future of the U.K. maternity services

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 162-164

  Bick, Debra ^a   Mccourt, Chris ^a   Beake, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 35648996868     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2004.04030.x     Document Type: Article

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