Challenges and opportunities for primary care evaluation

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 371-373

  Keating, Nancy L ^a   Ayanian, John Z ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0141960089     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzg069     Document Type: Editorial

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