Development, dissemination, implementation and evaluation of a clinical pathway for oxygen therapy

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-33

  Wong, Clarence ^a   Visram, Farzin ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^a,b   Griffith, Lauren ^a   Randall, Jill ^a   O'Brien, Bernie ^a   Higgins, David ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0034635144     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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