Translating research into practice in nursing homes: Can we close the gap?

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 597-606

  Rahman, Anna N ^a   Applebaum, Robert A ^b   Schnelle, John F ^c,d   Simmons, Sandra F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dissemination; Evidence based practice; Implementation; Translation research

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84867422463     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr157     Document Type: Article

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