Physician Awareness and Self-reported Use of Local and National Guidelines for Community-acquired Pneumonia

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 816-823

  Switzer, Galen E ^a,b,d,g   Halm, Ethan A ^c   Chang, Chung Chou H ^b,d   Mittman, Brian S ^e,f   Walsh, Mary B ^b,d   Fine, Michael J ^a,b,d  

^a Division of Transplantation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Medical practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0142024981     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20535.x     Document Type: Article

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