Are differences in practitioners' acceptance of a quality assurance intervention related to their performance?

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 9 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Hargraves, J Lee ^a   Palmer, R Heather ^a   Orav, E John ^a   Wright, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Performance measurement; Physician attitudes; Practice guidelines; Primary care; Quality assurance; Randomized

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0344589572     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199609002-00008     Document Type: Article

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