Knowledge-to-action processes in SHRTN collaborative communities of practice: A study protocol

Implementation Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Conklin, James ^a,b   Kothari, Anita ^c   Stolee, Paul ^d   Chambers, Larry ^b,e   Forbes, Dorothy ^f   Le Clair, Ken ^g  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD;

AGED; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79751533428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-6-12     Document Type: Article

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