Comparison of quality of care for patients in the veterans health administration and patients in a national sample

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Asch, Steven M ^a   McGlynn, Elizabeth A ^b   Hogan, Mary M ^b   Hayward, Rodney A ^b   Shekelle, Paul ^b   Rubenstein, Lisa ^b   Keesey, Joan ^b   Adams, John ^b   Kerr, Eve A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 19944414305     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-141-12-200412210-00010     Document Type: Article

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