Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 147-154 , June 2009

Dissemination of research-based knowledge in an intensive care unit—A qualitative study

  • Britt Sætre Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, P.O. Box N-4036, Norway
    • Division of Acute Care Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Stavanger University Hospital, Box 8100, N-4068 Stavanger, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Kong Haraldsgate 49, N-4041 Hafsfjord, Norway. Tel.: +47 51519138; fax: +47 51519932.
    • ,
  • Elisabeth Severinsson

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Vestfold University College, P.O. Box 2243, N-3101 Tønsberg, Norway
    • Research and Human Resources, Stavanger University Hospital, P.O. Box 8100, N-4068 Stavanger, Norway

,Accepted 23 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.02.005

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 147-154 , June 2009

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