US family physicians' experiences with practice guidelines

Family Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-121

  Wolff, Marie ^a   Bower, Douglas J ^b   Marbella, Anne M ^b   Casanova, James E ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIVATE PRACTICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031891222     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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