From what we know to what we do: Translating stroke rehabilitation research into practice

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-17

  Walker, Marion F ^a   Fisher, Rebecca J ^a   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^b   McCluskey, Annie ^c   Carey, Leeanne M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Implementation science; Knowledge transfer; Phase IV studies; Stroke rehabilitation; Translational gap

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONSENSUS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; REHABILITATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; STROKE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84871690506     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00974.x     Document Type: Review

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