Reasons for non-use of proven pharmacotherapeutic interventions: Systematic review and framework development

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Barry, Arden R ^a,b   Loewen, Peter S ^b,c   De Lemos, Jane ^b,c   Lee, Karen G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care gap; Health care quality assessment; Knowledge translation; Patient safety; Therapeutic omission

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84862948069     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01524.x     Document Type: Review

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