Case study of an interprofessional and interorganisational programme to adapt, implement and evaluate clinical guidelines in secondary care

British Journal of Clinical Governance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 72-82

  Hall, Lesley ^a   Eccles, Martin ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Acquisitions (library materials); Collection management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED KINGDOM; VEIN THROMBOSIS; ADAPTATION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STAFF TRAINING; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033650259     PISSN: 14664100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14664100010343863     Document Type: Article

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