Opinions on the Content and Effects of Clinical Practice Guidelines for CKD: A Survey of Nephrologists in Australia and New Zealand

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1082-1090

  Irving, Michelle J ^a,b   Johnson, David W ^c   McDonald, Stephen ^d,e,f   Walker, Rowan G ^g   Frommer, Michael S ^b   Craig, Jonathan C ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry   (Australia)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^g ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

evidence based medicine; guidelines; implementation; Kidney; survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUPS BY AGE; NEPHROLOGIST; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349164315     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.12.037     Document Type: Article

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