Performance Measures Have a Major Effect on Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Review

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Mehta, Rajendra H ^a,b   Peterson, Eric D ^a,b,c   Califf, Robert M ^a,b,c,d  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Guidelines; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34247201574     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.12.018     Document Type: Review

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