Can social media bridge the gap between research and practice?

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 257-259

  Young, Paul J ^a,b   Nickson, Christopher P ^c   Gantner, Dashiell C ^c,d,e,f  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f Centre of Excellence in Traumatic Brain Injury Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84888394749     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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