Differences in the quality of primary medical care for CVD and diabetes across the NHS: Evidence from the quality and outcomes framework

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  McLean, Gary ^a   Guthrie, Bruce ^b   Sutton, Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NORTHERN IRELAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 34250158107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-74     Document Type: Article

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