Current Evidence on the Attitudes, Knowledge and Perceptions of Nurses Regarding Evidence-Based Practice Implementation in European Community Settings: A Systematic Review

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 230-244

  Patelarou, Athina E ^a   Patelarou, Evridiki ^b   Brokalaki, Hero ^a   Dafermos, Vassilis ^c   Thiel, Linda ^d   Melas, Christos D ^e   Koukia, Evmorfia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^e TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSES;

EID: 84887906427     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2013.838501     Document Type: Article

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