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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

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01-04-2011 | Editorials

Evidence-based practice and health technology assessment: a call for anesthesiologists to engage in knowledge translation

Authors: Davy Cheng, MD, Janet Martin, MSc (HTA)

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 4/2011

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“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” Johann von Goethe

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Title: Evidence-based practice and health technology assessment: a call for anesthesiologists to engage in knowledge translation
Authors: Davy Cheng, MD
Janet Martin, MSc (HTA)
Publication date: 01-04-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-011-9463-0

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