Obstacles to implementing evidence-based guidelines

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 505-506

  Labeau, Sonia O ^a   Vandijck, Dominique M ^b,c   Vandewoude, Koenraad H ^a,c   Blot, Stijn I ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; BELGIUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MASS COMMUNICATION; NOTE;

BELGIUM; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 48049110111     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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