Use of an Institutional Intervention to Improve Quality of Care for Adolescents Treated in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-56

  Trent, Maria ^a   Judy, Stephanie L ^a   Ellen, Jonathan M ^a   Walker, Allen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Outpatient treatment; Pelvic inflammatory disease

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PROBENECID;

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33744990163     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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