Implementation of guidelines for management of hypertension

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 647-657

  Chalmers, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness of CME; Health outcomes; Impact of Guidelines; Interventions to improve professional practice; Physician performance; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032783669     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969909060996     Document Type: Conference Paper

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