National quality measures for breast centers (NQMBC): A robust quality tool: Breast center quality measures

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 377-385

  Kaufman, C S ^a   Shockney, L ^b   Rabinowitz, B ^c   Coleman, C ^d   Beard, C ^e   Landercasper, J ^f   Askew Jr , J B ^g   Wiggins, D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Meridian Health/Ocean Medical Center   (United States)

^d Breast Consultation Service   (United States)

^e Baptist Hospital   (United States)

^f GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Houston NW Hospital Breast Center ^*  (United States)

^h National Consortium of Breast Centers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PUBLICATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77149138307     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-009-0729-5     Document Type: Article

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