Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: The EQHIV study

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Landon, Bruce E ^a   Wilson, Ira B ^b   McInnes, Keith ^b   Landrum, Mary Beth ^b   Hirschhorn, Lisa ^b   Marsden, Peter V ^b   Gustafson, David ^b   Cleary, Paul D ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 2542459348     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-11-200406010-00010     Document Type: Article

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