A randomized trial to implement practice recommendations: Design and methods of the Dementia Care Study

Controlled Clinical Trials

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-385

  Holloway, Robert G ^a   Gifford, David R ^b   Frankel, Martin R ^c   Vickrey, Barbara G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Education; Physician behavior; Practice guidelines; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; NEW YORK; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0033064499     PISSN: 01972456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-2456(99)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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