Methods for quality assessment in general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 468-476

  Rethans, Jan Joost ^a   Westin, Steinar ^b   Hays, Richard ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University Medical Center   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Methods; Quality assessment; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0029908824     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.5.468     Document Type: Review

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