Knowledge translation research: A review and new concepts from a surgical case study

Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 639-644

  Simunovic, Marko ^a   Baxter, Nancy N ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CANADA; COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL AND HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES; DECISION MAKING; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MORTALITY; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUNISHMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; REWARD;

EID: 67349281968     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.11.011     Document Type: Editorial

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