Forecasting the impact of a clinical practice guideline for perioperative β-blockers to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-69

  Schmidt, Michael ^a   Lindenauer, Peter K ^b,c   Fitzgerald, Jan L ^c   Benjamin, Evan M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0037074259     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.1.63     Document Type: Article

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