Using the UK primary care Quality and Outcomes Framework to audit health care equity: Preliminary data on diabetes management

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-225

  Sigfrid, L A ^a   Turner, C ^a   Crook, D ^b   Ray, S ^a  

^a Prestamex House   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Diabetes; Equity audit; Exception reporting; Inequality; Outcomes Framework; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY AND OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33748779013     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdl028     Document Type: Article

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