Impact of cardiology referral: Clinical outcomes and factors associated with physicians’ adherence to recommendations

Clinics

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 666-671

  Marques, André C ^a   Calderaro, Daniela ^a   Yu, Pai C ^a   Gualandro, Danielle M ^a   Carmo, Gabriel A L ^a   Azevedo, Fernanda R ^a   Pastana, Adriana F ^a   Lima, Eneas M O ^a   Monachini, Maristela ^b   Caramelli, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Audit; Consultation; Referral

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920391051     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2014(10)03     Document Type: Article

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