Quality of stroke prevention in general practice: Relationship with practice organization

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-65

  de Koning, Johan S ^a,b   Klazinga, Niek ^b   Koudstaal, Peter J ^a   Prins, Ad ^c   Borsboom, Gerard J J M ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Audit; General practice; Quality assessment; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; STROKE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 13844309423     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi004     Document Type: Article

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