Primary care nurses using guidelines in Thailand: A randomized controlled trial

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 471-477

  Pagaiya, Nonglak ^a   Garner, Paul ^b  

^a Sirindhorn College of Public Health   (Thailand)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Nurses; Primary health care; Quality of care; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; TRANQUILIZER;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THAILAND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DIAZEPAM; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; MALE; NURSES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; THAILAND;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WORLD;

EID: 19044381569     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01404.x     Document Type: Article

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