Improving effectiveness of clinical medicine: The need for better translation of science into practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 374-378

  Scott, Ian A ^a   Glasziou, Paul P ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONALISM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; STANDARD; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84871875621     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10365     Document Type: Article

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