A descriptive feast but an evaluative famine: Implementation research in nursing

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 17-23

  Wallin, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; REVIEW;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 49649127709     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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