Development of a Quality Checklist Using Delphi Methods for Prescriptive Clinical Prediction Rules: The QUADCPR

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-41

  Cook, Chad ^a   Brismée, Jean Michel ^b   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^a,c   Sizer Jr , Philip ^b   Hegedus, Eric ^a   Riddle, Daniel L ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphi Technique; Mandatory Reporting; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 74849106750     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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