Clinical indicators: Development and applications

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-22

  Wollersheim, H ^a   Hermens, R ^a   Hulscher, M ^a   Braspenning, J ^a   Ouwens, M ^a   Schouten, J ^a   Marres, H ^a   Dijkstra, R ^a   Grol, R ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical indicators; Guidelines; Implementation; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33846552924     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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