The use of clinical practice guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitals in Atlantic Canada

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 301-303

  Campbell, Samuel G ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Community acquired pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 4143096120     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/534062     Document Type: Article

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