Examining and addressing evidence-practice gaps in cancer care: A systematic review

Implementation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bryant, Jamie ^a   Boyes, Allison ^a   Jones, Kimberley ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^a   Carey, Mariko ^a   Fry, Rae ^b  

^a HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Guideline adherence; Medical oncology; Neoplasms; Translational medical research

Indexed keywords

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84898864951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-37     Document Type: Article

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