Using outcomes to improve quality of research and quality of care

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 465-473

  Deyo, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032199076     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.11.6.465     Document Type: Article

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