Continuous quality improvement for patients with back pain

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 647-655

  Deyo, Richard A ^a,b   Schall, Marie ^c   Berwick, Donald M ^c   Nolan, Tom ^c   Carver, Penny ^c  

^a Center for Cost and Outcomes Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMAGING; LOW BACK PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BACK PAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033770594     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.90717.x     Document Type: Article

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