Quality enhancement research initiative in mental health

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Fischer, Ellen P ^a,b   Marder, Stephen R ^c   Richard Smith, G ^d   Owen, Richard R ^a,b   Rubenstein, Lisa ^e,f,g   Hedrick, Susan C ^h   Curran, Geoffrey M ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Major depressive disorder; Patient compliance; Physician practice patterns; Practice guidelines; Quality of care; QUERI; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DOCUMENTATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 18744418320     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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