Science of improvement versus science of implementation: Integrating both into clinical inquiry

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 208-212

  Granger, Bradi B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85048957798     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/aacnacc2018757     Document Type: Article

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