Measuring the outcomes of disease management

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 161-165

  Fairfield, Gillian ^a   Long, Andrew F ^a  

^a NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0030633929     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526869710189342     Document Type: Article

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