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The state of the art versus the state of science: The diffusion of new medical technologies into practice
Greer AL. The state of the art versus the state of science: The diffusion of new medical technologies into practice. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 1988;4:5-26.

This paper describes the different roles that innovators, idea champions, and opinion leaders play in the process by which dynamic (i.e., still unfinished) innovations become diffused in the medical community.

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