Medical guidelines: A valid and reliable management tool?

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-62

  Hellbrück, Reiner P ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competition; Efficiency; Medical guidelines; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030992316     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1751(199701)12:1<51::AID-HPM451>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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