Analyzing multiple informant data from an evaluation of the health disparities collaboratives

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 146-164

  James O'Malley, A ^a   Landon, Bruce E ^a,b,c   Guadagnoli, Edward ^b  

^a Department of Health Care Policy ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized estimating equations; Health disparities; Multiple informants; Multivariate regression; Quality; Random effects

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33846440578     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00597.x     Document Type: Review

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