Towards more effective use of decision support in clinical practice: What the guidelines for guidelines don't tell you

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 492-500

  Scott, I A ^a,b   Denaro, C P ^b,c   Bennett, C J ^c   Mudge, A M ^c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attributes; Clinical practice guidelines; Evaluation; Impact; Implementation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 4444270698     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2004.00604.x     Document Type: Review

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