The role of clinical guidelines, policies and stewardship

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-176

  Natsch, S ^a   van der Meer, J W M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Guidelines; Policies; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037974606     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1372     Document Type: Review

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