Quality of care in inflammatory bowel disease: A review and discussion

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-133

  Kappelman, Michael D ^a   Palmer, Lena ^a   Boyle, Brendan M ^b   Rubin, David T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Quality improvement; Quality of care; Ulcerative colitis; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; ENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 74049100421     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21028     Document Type: Review

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