Translating research into practice: a personal case study.
Although much will change in the National Health Service as a result of the publication of the new White Paper, The new NHS: modern, dependable, the challenges of translating research into practice and ensuring evidence-based policy and practice will remain. This case study demonstrates some of the challenges and has important lessons for the future practice of public health medicine.
D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000368:Aged; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011634:Public Health; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom