Competency, confidence and conflicting evidence: key issues affecting health visitors' use of research evidence in practice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Health visitors play a pivotal position in providing parents with up-to-date evidence-based care on child health. The recent controversy over the safety of the MMR vaccine has drawn attention to the difficulties they face when new re...

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Main Authors: Calnan Michael, Bedford Helen, Hilton Shona, Hunt Kate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Nursing
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/8/4