Strategies for guideline implementation in primary care focusing on patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 247-266

  Unverzagt, Susanne ^a   Oemler, Matthias ^a   Braun, Kristin ^a   Klement, Andreas ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Guidelines; Meta analysis; Physician adherence; Primary care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REMINDER SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84901495666     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmt080     Document Type: Article

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