Pathways in multidisciplinary oral health care as a tool to improve clinical performance

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-235

  Vandamme, Katleen ^a   Opdebeeck, Heidi ^b   Naert, Ignace ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DENTAL CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MOUTH REHABILITATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745033573     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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