Achieving change in primary care-causes of the evidence to practice gap: Systematic reviews of reviews

Implementation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Lau, Rosa ^a   Stevenson, Fiona ^a   Ong, Bie Nio ^b   Dziedzic, Krysia ^b   Treweek, Shaun ^c   Eldridge, Sandra ^d   Everitt, Hazel ^e   Kennedy, Anne ^f   Qureshi, Nadeem ^g   Rogers, Anne ^f   Peacock, Richard ^h   Murray, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^h Archway Healthcare Library   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Complex interventions; Evidence based practice; Facilitators; Health services research; Implementation research; Primary care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRATION; SKILL MIX; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84962385132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-016-0396-4     Document Type: Review

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