Using a summary measure for multiple quality indicators in primary care: The Summary QUality InDex (SQUID)

Implementation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Nietert, Paul J ^a   Wessell, Andrea M ^a   Jenkins, Ruth G ^b   Feifer, Chris ^c   Nemeth, Lynne S ^a   Ornstein, Steven M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34247880190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-2-11     Document Type: Article

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