Implementing best practice guidelines: The influence of personal characteristics

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-226

  Sturmberg, J P ^a,b  

^a Ctrl Coast Div of General Practice   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Consistent care; General practitioners; Guidelines; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0033002475     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1999.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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