A systematic review of the individual determinants of research evidence use in allied health

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 261-272

  Lizarondo, Lucylynn ^a   Grimmer Somers, K ^a   Kumar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Evidence based practice; Individual determinants; Predictors; Research use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872662581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S23144     Document Type: Article

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