Uptake of research findings into clinical practice: A controlled study of the impact of a brief external intervention on the use of corticosteroids in preterm delivery [1]

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-79

  Mant, Jonathan ^a   Hicks, Nicholas R ^b   Dopson, Sue ^c   Hurley, Pauline ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxfordshire Dept of Public Health   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Corticosteroids; Preterm labour; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032911802     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1999.00169.x     Document Type: Letter

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