Interventions to modify Health care provider adherence to asthma guidelines: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 517-534

  Okelo, Sande O ^a   Butz, Arlene M ^b   Sharma, Ritu ^c   Diette, Gregory B ^b   Pitts, Samantha I ^b   King, Tracy M ^b   Linn, Shauna T ^c   Reuben, Manisha ^c   Chelladurai, Yohalakshmi ^c   Robinson, Karen A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Guidelines; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CLINICAL PHARMACY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASTHMA; GUIDELINES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEEDBACK; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84884546301     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0779     Document Type: Review

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