The knowledge-to-action cycle: Identifying the gaps

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Kitson, Alison ^a   Straus, Sharon E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CLINICAL AUDIT; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77949895399     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081231     Document Type: Review

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