Evolution of a register recall system to enable the delivery of better quality of care in general practice

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-176

  Penn, Danielle L ^a   Burns, Joan R ^a   Georgiou, Andrew ^a   Powell Davies, P Gawaine ^a   Harris, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; General practice; Minimum datasets; Registers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CARDIAB DATABASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONITORING; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RECALL; RECORDING; REGISTER; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 5744228957     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458204045414     Document Type: Article

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