Simple rules for evidence translation in complex systems: A qualitative study

BMC Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Reed, Julie E ^a,b   Howe, Cathy ^a,b   Doyle, Cathal ^a,b   Bell, Derek ^a,b  

^a Applied Health Research and Care ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Complex systems; Complexity theory; Evidence translation; Framework; Implementation; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRAWING; ETHNOGRAPHY; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STAFF; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; TRENDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85048972302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-018-1076-9     Document Type: Article

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