Assessing the comparability of various measures of the quality of ambulatory care

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-165

  Gandhi, Tejal K ^a   Cook, E Francis ^a   Puopolo, Ann Louise ^a   Burstin, Helen R ^a   Haas, Jennifer S ^b   Brennan, Troyen A ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Quality of care; Report card

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0038892052     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200202000-00010     Document Type: Article

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