Leadership in evidence-based practice: a systematic review

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 298-316

  Reichenpfader, Ursula ^a   Carlfjord, Siw ^a   Nilsen, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conceptual inconsistency; Conceptualization; Evidence based practice; Leadership; Measurement; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE;

EID: 84942086828     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/LHS-08-2014-0061     Document Type: Review

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