Bridging the Gap: Innovative Knowledge Translation and the Canadian Hypertension Education Program

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-261

  Hua, Diane ^a   Carter, Susan ^a   Bellerive, Jocelyne ^b   Allu, Selina Omar ^c   Reid, Debra ^d   Tremblay, Guy ^e   Lindsay, Patrice ^f   Tobe, Sheldon W ^g  

^a Hypertension Canada   (Canada)

^b Hypertension Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Dietitians of Canada   (Canada)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Canadian Stroke Network   (Canada)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

CANADA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84860919158     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.03.011     Document Type: Editorial

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