Improving the quality of care for patients with cystic fibrosis

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 296-301

  Schechter, Michael S ^a   Gutierrez, Hector H ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Patient registry; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOUNDATIONS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952420292     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328339550e     Document Type: Review

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