Factors that impact on the application of guidelines in general practice: A review of medical records and structured investigation of clinical incidents in hypertension

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 213-220

  Jiwa, Moyez ^a   Freeman, Jennifer ^b   Fisher, Claire ^b   Schrecker, Geoff ^c   Gordon, Michael ^c   Reid, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Gleadless Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Kiveton Park Primary Care Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geneal practice; Guidelines; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 33644956843     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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