A new learning environment: Combining clinical research with quality improvement

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-40

  Pronovost, Peter J ^a,c   Kazandjian, Vahé A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control; Clinical research; Modified clinical trial; Performance improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032940667     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1999.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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