The effectiveness of a clinical practice guideline for the management of presumed uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 636-641

  Saint, Sanjay ^a   Scholes, Delia ^b   Fihn, Stephan D ^a,c   Farrell, Roy G ^b   Stamm, Walter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^c Vet Aff Puget Sound Hlth Care S   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTITIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYSTITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PYELONEPHRITIS; TELEPHONE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0033068043     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(99)00122-9     Document Type: Article

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