Primary care evidence in clinical guidelines: A mixed methods study of practitioners' views

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 628, 2014, Pages e719-e727

  Abdelhamid, Asmaa ^a   Howe, Amanda ^a   Stokes, Tim ^b   Qureshi, Nadeem ^c   Steel, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delphi survey; Evidence base; Focus groups; Guidelines; National institute for health and care excellence; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REIMBURSEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84908618391     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X682309     Document Type: Article

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