The psychosocial work environment and evidence utilization by health professionals

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 112-128

  Lavoie Tremblay, Mélanie ^a,b   Sounan, Charles ^c   Lavigne, Geneviève L ^d   Bonin, Jean Pierre ^b,e   Lesage, Alain D ^b,e   Denis, Pascale L ^d   Renaud, Martine ^f   Maisy, Nadège ^b   Farand, Lambert ^e   Racine, Hélène ^g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interprofessional; Psychosocial work environment; Use of evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149186976     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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