The Basis for Improving and Reforming Long-Term Care, Part 2: Clinical Problem Solving and Evidence-Based Care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 520-529

  Levenson, Steven A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

clinical decision making; clinical expertise; evidence based care; Nursing home reform; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 70350064069     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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