Steps across the gap: Tools, trials and data

Medical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 871-873

  Stryer, Daniel ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NOTE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041379805     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200308000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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