Performance measurement in prostate cancer care: Beyond report cards

Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 356-365

  Ullman, Matthew ^b   Metzger, Charles K ^b   Kuzel, Tim ^b   Bennett, Charles L ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029970379     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80453-1     Document Type: Article

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