The Potential of Communities of Practice to Promote Evidence-Informed Practice Within Nursing Homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 169-173

  Tolson, Debbie ^a   Lowndes, Andrew ^a   Booth, Joanne ^a   Schofield, Irene ^a   Wales, Ann ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; NURSING HOME; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 79951608859     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.08.010     Document Type: Editorial

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