Quality assessment in preventive medicine

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 234-236

  Eldar, Reuben ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CROATIA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2642556985     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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