Using a clinical practice guideline to measure physician practice: Translating a guideline for the management of heart failure

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 206-212

  James, Paul A ^a,b   Cowan, Timothy M ^a,b   Graham, Robin P ^b   Majeroni, Barbara A ^b   Fox, Chester H ^b   Jaén, Carlos R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0031137746     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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