Effect of computerised evidence based guidelines on management of asthma and angina in adults in primary care: Cluster randomised controlled trial

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 325, Issue 7370, 2002, Pages 941-944

  Eccles, Martin ^a   McColl, Elaine ^a   Steen, Nick ^a   Rousseau, Nikki ^a   Grimshaw, Jeremy ^a   Parkin, David ^a   Purves, Ian ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; VERAPAMIL;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; THYROID FUNCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037180219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7370.941     Document Type: Article

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