A review of the public health impact of the Quality and Outcomes Framework

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-138

  Dixon, A ^a   Khachatryan, Artak ^a  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; General practitioners; Inequalities; Primary health care; Quality indicators; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77953191995     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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