Avoiding the mismeasurement of medicine and improving care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1549-1551

  Bernstein, Robert M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Family Medicine Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CARE; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030658773     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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