A multifaceted strategy for implementation of the Ottawa ankle rules in two emergency departments

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7717, 2009, Pages 396-399

  Bessen, Taryn ^b   Clark, Robyn ^b   Shakib, Sepehr ^b   Hughes, Geoffrey ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANKLE INJURIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 69449092269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3056     Document Type: Article

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