The value of surgical practice guidelines

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-9

  Barraclough, Bruce ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Evidence based medicine; Reliable information; Resource allocation; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031962727     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04627.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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