Better use of primary care laboratory services following interventions to 'market' clinical guidelines in New Zealand: A controlled before-and-after study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 282-290

  Tomlin, Andrew ^a   Dovey, Susan ^b   Gauld, Robin ^b   Tilyard, Murray ^a,b  

^a Best Practice Advocacy Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FECES CULTURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GIARDIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MARKETING; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79953779477     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.048124     Document Type: Article

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