Can peer-comparison feedback improve patient functional status?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-39

  Weingarten, Scott R ^a,c   Kim, Caroline S ^a   Stone, Erin G ^a   Kristopaitis, Raymond J ^b   Pelter, Mitchell ^b   Sandhu, Meenu ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills ^*  (United States)

^c Cedars Sinai Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CALIFORNIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0033967859     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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