Factors influencing acute stroke guideline compliance: A peek inside the 'black box' for allied health staff

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 383-389

  Luker, Julie ^a   Grimmer Somers, Karen ^b,c  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health occupations; Guideline adherence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 62849120580     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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