Why use clinical pathways rather than practice guidelines?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 592-595

  Weiland, Dennis E ^a,b  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURGERY;

EID: 0031438314     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)00196-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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