Measuring the quality of care for group A streptococcal pharyngitis in 5 US health plans

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 491-497

  Mangione Smith, Rita ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^b   Wong, Lok ^c   McDonald, Laurie ^b   Roski, Joachim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHARYNGITIS; PREPAID HEALTH PLANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18244393723     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.5.491     Document Type: Article

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