Opinions of Japanese rheumatology physicians regarding clinical practice guidelines

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-85

  Higashi, Takahiro ^a,b   Nakayama, Takeo ^b   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^b   Yamanaka, Hisashi ^c   Mimori, Tsuneyo ^b   Ryu, Junnosuke ^d   Yonenobu, Kazuo ^e   Murata, Norikazu ^f   Matsuno, Hiroaki ^g   Ishikawa, Hajime ^h   Ochi, Takahiro ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e MINAMI OSAKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f Kyowakai Hospital   (Japan)

^g Matsuno Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases   (Japan)

^h Niigata Rheumatic Center   (Japan)

ⁱ OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Appropriate health care; General methodology; Guidelines; Rheumatoid arthritis; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; LAW SUIT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 77952632711     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp060     Document Type: Article

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