Randomised controlled trial of the impact of guidelines, prioritised review criteria and feedback on implementation of recommendations for angina and asthma

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 489, 2003, Pages 284-291

  Baker, Richard ^a   Fraser, Robin C ^a   Stone, Margaret ^a   Lambert, Paul ^a   Stevenson, Keith ^a   Shiels, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angina; Asthma; Audit; Feedback; Guidelines; Review criteria

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NITRATE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ASTHMA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0037395193     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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