Impact of clinical practice guidelines on clinicians' behaviour: Tonsillectomy in children

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-30

  Donaldson, Liam J ^a   Hayes, Jane H ^a   Barton, Andrew G ^a   Howel, Denise ^a   Hawthorne, Maurice ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Impact on clinical practice; Paediatric; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0033003637     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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