Measuring the quality of healthcare systems using composites

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7667, 2008, Pages 418-419

  Guthrie, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; ELDERLY CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 50049111708     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a639     Document Type: Editorial

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