Do clinical guidelines introduced with practice based education improve care of asthmatic and diabetic patients? A randomised controlled trial in general practices in east London

BMJ

Volumn 311, Issue 7018, 1995, Pages 1473-

  Feder, Gene ^a   Griffiths, Chris ^a   Highton, Clare ^a   Eldridge, Sandra ^b   Spence, Matthew ^a   Southgate, Lesley ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028827786     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1473     Document Type: Article

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