Applying evidence and theory to guide clinical decision making - Implications for asthma management

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 567-571

  Jones, P W ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Decision making; Evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; TRAINING;

EID: 0036695804     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2002.1349     Document Type: Article

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