Turning knowledge into action

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 114-115

  Buchan, Heather ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; BRONCHITIS; COMMON COLD; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 35548934303     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2007.069     Document Type: Editorial

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