Physician peer assessments for compliance with methadone maintenance treatment guidelines

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 208-213

  Strike, Carol ^a,b   Wenghofer, Elizabeth ^c,d   Gnam, William ^a,b   Hillier, Wade ^c   Veldhuizen, Scott ^a   Millson, Margaret ^b,e  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario   (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ONTARIO HIV TREATMENT NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical guideline compliance; Methadone maintenance treatment; Physician peer assessment; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS;

CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 38449097476     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.139     Document Type: Article

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