Development and implementation of a nurse-led walk-in centre: Evidence lost in translation?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 174-178

  Desborough, Jane ^a   Parker, Rhian ^a   Forrest, Laura ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support software; Evidence based medicine; Health policy; Knowledge translation; Nurse led; Nursing; Walk in centre

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MARKETING; NURSE LED WALK IN CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION; NURSE-LED; NURSING; WALK-IN CENTRE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AUSTRALIA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84890173140     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1355819613488574     Document Type: Article

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