An evaluation of vignettes for predicting variation in the quality of preventive care

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1013-1018

  Dresselhaus, Timothy R ^a,b   Peabody, John W ^c,d,e   Luck, Jeff ^c,e,f   Bertenthal, Dan ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e University of California   (United States)

^f VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Clinical vignettes; Compliance; Physician practice; Preventive care guidelines; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 7244238437     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-004-0003-2     Document Type: Article

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