Impact of a nationwide outreach program on the diffusion of evidence-based practice in Taiwan

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 430-436

  Chiu, Ya Wen ^a   Weng, Yi Hao ^b   Lo, Heng Lien ^a   Shih, Ya Hui ^a   Hsu, Chih Cheng ^a   Kuo, Ken N ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Evidence based practice; Nurse; Physician; Promotion; Regional hospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; OUTREACH PROGRAM; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 77956932793     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq049     Document Type: Article

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