Evaluating primary care research networks: A review of currently available tools

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-475

  Bleeker, Joan M C ^a   Stalman, Wim A B ^a   Van Der Horst, Henriëtte E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation; PBRN; Practice based research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH NETWORK; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; VALIDATION STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77955293597     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090297     Document Type: Article

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