Literature review to identify factors that support implementation of evidence-based practice in residential aged care

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-156

  Masso, Malcolm ^a   McCarthy, Grace ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Evaluation; Evidence based practice; Implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952676613     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2009.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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