A multidisciplinary guideline for the acute phase of stroke: Barriers perceived by Dutch neurologists

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 241-246

  Van Der Weijden, Trudy ^a   Hooi, Jurenne D ^a   Grol, Richard ^a   Limburg, Martien ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accidents; Guideline adherence; Health care; Quality assurance; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; NEUROLOGIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NEUROLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 3042627231     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2003.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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