Improving quality of care in the real world: Efficacy versus effectiveness?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 946-947

  Mukherjee, Debabrata ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; STATINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344196955     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00523-4     Document Type: Editorial

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