Performance failure of an evidence-based upper respiratory infection clinical guideline

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 690-697

  O'Connor, Patrick J ^a   Amundson, Gerald ^a   Christianson, Jon ^b  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Health care costs; Practice guidelines; Respiratory tract infections; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARD; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033191197     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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