Pitfalls in assessing the quality of care for patients with cardiovascular disease

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 297-303

  DiSalvo, Thomas G ^a   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^b,c   Hauptman, Paul J ^e   Guadagnoli, Edward ^b   Palmer, R Heather ^c   McNeil, Barbara J ^b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034827474     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)00842-7     Document Type: Article

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