Change in physician knowledge and attitudes after implementation of a pneumonia practice guideline

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 688-694

  Halm, Ethan A ^a,b   Atlas, Steven J ^a   Borowsky, Leila H ^a   Benzer, Theodore I ^a   Singer, Daniel E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Physician attitudes; Pneumonia; Practice guidelines; Triage decisions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032710825     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.03469.x     Document Type: Article

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