Survey of emergency physicians' requirements for a clinical decision rule for acute respiratory illnesses in three countries

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-89

  Perry, Jeffrey J ^a   Goindi, Reena ^a   Symington, Cheryl ^a   Brehaut, Jamie ^a   Taljaard, Monica ^a   Schneider, Sandra ^b   Stiell, Ian G ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory conditions; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical decision rules; Community acquired pneumonia; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALASIA; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862655488     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2012.110552     Document Type: Article

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