The value of process measures in evaluating an evidence-based guideline

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 605-610

  Brasel, Karen J ^a   Weigelt, John A ^a   Christians, Kathleen K ^a   Somberg, Lewis B ^a   Ledgerwood, Anna M ^b   Howard, Thomas I ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242467403     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(03)00339-8     Document Type: Article

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