What do accident and emergency medical staff think of practice guidelines?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 68-71

  Hardern, R D ^a   Hampshaw, S ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident; Emergency medicine; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTANTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031159509     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199706000-00003     Document Type: Article

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