The effect of national guidelines on the implementation of outpatient preoperative evaluation clinics in Dutch hospitals

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 962-970

  Lemmens, L C ^a   Van Klei, W A ^a   Klazinga, N S ^b   Rutten, C L G ^c   Van Linge, R H ^a   Moons, K G M ^a   Kerkkamp, H E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Practice guidelines, anaesthesia; Preoperative care; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; INTERVIEWS; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750326695     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506000895     Document Type: Article

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