Methodologic challenges in developing and implementing measures of quality for child health care

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-52

  Palmer, R Heather ^a   Miller, Marlene R ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health services; Epidemiologic methods; Health care quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035240668     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2001)001<0039:MCIDAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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