Performance on rheumatoid arthritis quality indicators in an Alaska Native healthcare system

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 387-391

  Ferucci, Elizabeth D ^a   Donnithorne, Katherine J ^a   Koller, Kathryn R ^a   Swango Wilson, Amy ^a   Pflaum, Jacqueline ^a   Lanier, Anne P ^a  

^a ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALASKA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78249273607     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.030940     Document Type: Article

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