Successes and failures in the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for clinical practice

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 8 SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages

  Grol, Richard ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Change; Clinical practice guidelines; Family practice; Implementation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0035432998     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200108002-00003     Document Type: Short Survey

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