The effectiveness of clinical guideline implementation strategies - A synthesis of systematic review findings

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 888-897

  Prior, Mathew ^a   Guerin, Michelle ^a   Grimmer Somers, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical guideline; Compliance; Cost benefit; Effectiveness; Implementation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 55349141442     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01014.x     Document Type: Article

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