The intended and unintended consequences of clinical guidelines

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1035-1042

  Shackelton, Rebecca J ^a   Marceau, Lisa D ^a   Link, Carol L ^a   McKinlay, John B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Clinical practice guidelines; Diabetes; Disparities; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 73549112677     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01201.x     Document Type: Article

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