Effects of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on quality of care: A systematic review

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 385-392

  Lugtenberg, Marjolein ^a   Burgers, J S ^b   Westert, G P ^a,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70350339107     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028043     Document Type: Article

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