How interrupted time series analysis can evaluate guideline implementation

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 7367, 2005, Pages 344-347

  Edngland, Ed ^a  

^a Mid Hampshire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 25844492581     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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