Knowledge translation in health: How implementation science could contribute more

BMC Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Wensing, Michel ^a   Grol, Richard ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Implementation science; Knowledge transfer; Quality improvement; Research policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMAN; IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85065444922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1322-9     Document Type: Review

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