New Zealand and United Kingdom experiences with the RAND modified Delphi approach to producing angina and heart failure criteria for quality assessment in general practice

Quality in Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 222-231

  Buetow, S A ^a   Coster, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Angina; General practice; Quality of care; Review criteria; Systolic heart failure

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY CONTROL; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0034532389     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.9.4.222     Document Type: Article

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