Incorporating Quality Improvement Into Pediatric Practice Management

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1163-1165

  McInerny, Thomas K ^a   Meurer, John R ^b   Lannon, Carole ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; COST CONTROL; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0242332227     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.5.1163     Document Type: Review

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