Clinical practice guidelines in general practice: A national survey of recall, attitudes and impact

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 69-72

  Gupta, Leena ^a   Ward, Jeanette E ^a,c   Hayward, Robert S A ^b  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NAHOU   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL;

EID: 0031033965     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138723.x     Document Type: Article

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