The clinical support systems program

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Leigh, Jenni A ^a   Long, Paul W ^b   Phillips, Paddy A ^c   Mortimer, Robin H ^d  

^a Health Program Evaluation Unit   (Australia)

^b National Program   (Australia)

^c Better Practice Coordination Comm ^*

^d ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 2642514984     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06073.x     Document Type: Article

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