Modification of albumin use pattern after an educational intervention

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-50

  De Miguel, Veronica ^a   Vargas, Emilio ^a   Portoles, Antonio ^a   Puerro, Miguel ^a   Terleira, Ana Isabel ^a   Moreno, Alfonso ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SPAIN;

EID: 0033929337     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200008010-00005     Document Type: Article

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