The doctor's challenge: How can we follow guidelines better?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-85

  Mehta, Neil B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING TEST; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; VISION TEST;

AGED; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 1842863174     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.71.2.81     Document Type: Editorial

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