Identifying quality improvement intervention evaluations: Is consensus achievable?

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-283

  Danz, M S ^a,b   Rubenstein, L V ^a,b   Hempel, S ^a   Foy, R ^c   Suttorp, M ^a   Farmer, M M ^b   Shekelle, P G ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSENSUS; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; CONSENSUS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956130093     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.036475     Document Type: Article

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