Towards effective professional practice

Therapie

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-236

  Grimshaw, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dissemination and implementation; guidelines; strategies; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0029900583     PISSN: 00405957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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