About the first edition: An excellent and welcome contribution to the literature. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing A useful guide to an important area of evidence based health care. Family Practice There is usually a wide gap between research findings and practice.

Criteria for the implementation of research evidence in policy and practice. Sources of information on clinical effectiveness and methods of dissemination. Closing the gap between research and practice. Implementing research findings into practice: beyond the information deficit model. Roles for lay people in the implementation of health care. Implementing research findings in clinical practice. Roles for lay people in the implementation of health care research. Using research findings in clinical practice. Evidence-based policy making. Barriers and bridges to evidence based clinical practice. Decision support. Decision analysis and the implementation of research findings. Implementing research findings in developing countries. Opportunity costs on trial: new options for encouraging implementation of results frm economic eval. Changing clinical practice in the light of evidence