Colorectal cancer care knowledge mapping: Identifying priorities for knowledge translation research

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 615-630

  Gagliardi, Anna R ^a   Wright, Frances C ^a   Grunfeld, Eva ^b   Davis, Dave ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Diffusion of innovation; Health care; Health priorities; Health services research; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 46449127405     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-008-9126-9     Document Type: Article

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