Clinical guidelines and their implementation

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 843, 1996, Pages 19-22

  Forrest, Diana ^a   Hoskins, Ann ^a   Hussey, Ruth ^a  

^a Liverpool Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Clinical guidelines; Primary healthcare

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030047150     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.843.19     Document Type: Short Survey

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