Optimizing the science of quality improvement

JAMA

Volumn 294, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-371

  Peterson, Eric David ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NOTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 22244475789     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.3.369     Document Type: Editorial

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