Evidence-based implementation of adult asthma guidelines in the emergency department: A controlled trial

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-38

  Doherty, Steven R ^a,b,c   Jones, Peter D ^c   Davis, Lin ^d   Ryan, Nicholas J V ^c,d   Treeve, Verity ^d  

^a Tamworth Base Hospital   (Australia)

^b Hunter New England Health ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Evidence based implementation; Knowledge translation

Indexed keywords

IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METERED DOSE INHALER; MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846783071     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2006.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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