Quality indicators for cardiac care: National standards in a community context

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-12

  Putnam, Wayne ^a   Bower, Kelly Nicol ^a   Cox, Jafna ^a   Twohig, Peter ^a   Pottie, Kevin ^b   Jackson, Lois ^a   Burge, Frederick ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; STATINE DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOLOGY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30944440440     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581906775094226     Document Type: Article

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