Improving pediatric practice immunization rates through distance-based quality improvement: A feasibility trial from PROS

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-36

  Slora, Eric J ^a   Steffes, Jennifer M ^a   Harris, Donna ^a   Clegg II, Herbert W ^a,b   Norton, David ^a,c   Darden II, Paul M ^a,d   Sullivan, Susan A ^a   Wasserman, Richard C ^a,e  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^b Eastover Pediatrics   (United States)

^c Holyoke Pediatric Associates   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunizations; Practice based research networks; Primary care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 36949021592     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807304597     Document Type: Article

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