Improving the quality of health care: Research methods used in developing and applying quality indicators in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7393, 2003, Pages 816-819

  Campbell, S M ^a   Braspenning, J ^b   Hutchinson, A ^c   Marshall, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; CONSENSUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

CONSENSUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0242600746     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7393.816     Document Type: Review

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