Interventions to improve quality of care: The Kaiser Permanente-Alzheimer's Association dementia care project

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 553-560

  Cherry, Debra L ^a   Vickrey, Barbara G ^b   Schwankovsky, Lenore ^c   Heck, Elizabeth ^a   Plauché, Michelle ^a   Yep, Ralph ^c  

^a ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CAREGIVER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT T TEST;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 4143119018     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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