Predictors of physician compliance with American heart association guidelines for acute myocardial infarction

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-172

  McGinty, Joyce ^a   Anderson, Gwen ^b  

^a SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Healthcare outcomes; Healthcare quality assurance; Myocardial infarction; Organizational compliance; Outcomes assessment; Practice guidelines; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42049110772     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000314476.64377.12     Document Type: Review

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