Case-based training of evidence-based clinical practice in primary care and decreased mortality in patients with coronary heart disease

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-218

  Kiessling, Anna ^a   Lewitt, Moira ^b   Henriksson, Peter ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Coronary artery disease; Practicebased research; Primary care issues; Quantitative methods; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 79957615314     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1248     Document Type: Article

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