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

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Calnan Michael (Author), Bedford Helen (Author), Hilton Shona (Author), Hunt Kate (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: BMC, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
• Urunga tuihono: Connect to this object online.

<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...