Implementation of evidence-informed practice through central network actors; a case study of three public health units in Canada

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-11

  Yousefi Nooraie, Reza ^a,f   Marin, Alexandra ^b   Hanneman, Robert ^c   Lohfeld, Lynne ^d   Dobbins, Maureen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centrality; Evidence informed decision making; Local opinion leaders; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FRIEND; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; SOCIAL NETWORK; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CANADA; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85015168039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2147-x     Document Type: Article

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