Physician adherence to clinical practice guidelines: Does it really matter?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-15

  Brindis, Ralph G ^a   Sennett, Cary ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA BASE; DOCUMENTATION; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037217789     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2003.25     Document Type: Editorial

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