Development of a quality of care measurement system for children and adolescents: Methodological considerations and comparisons with a system for adult women

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1085-1092

  Schuster, Mark A ^a,b   Asch, Steven M ^a,b   McGlynn, Elizabeth A ^a   Kerr, Eve A ^a,c,d   Hardy, Alison M ^a   Gifford, Deidre S ^e  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030832760     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170480015003     Document Type: Article

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