Implementation of a shared care guideline for back pain: Effect on unnecessary referrals

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 415-420

  Fleuren, Margot ^a   Dusseldorp, Elise ^a   van den Bergh, Susan ^b   Vlek, Hans ^c   Wildschut, Janny ^d   van den Akker, Elske ^a   Wijkel, Dirk ^e  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b HaCa Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c Centre for Primary Care Tiel   (Netherlands)

^d Quartz Foundation   (Netherlands)

^e Thema Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Guideline adherence; Hospitals; Implementation; Primary health care; Quality of health care; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULAR SYNDROME; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SHARED CARE GUIDELINE;

HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCIATICA; SYNDROME;

EID: 77956914571     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq046     Document Type: Article

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