Performance of small general practices under the UK's Quality and Outcomes Framework

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 578, 2010, Pages

  Doran, Tim ^a,b   Campbell, Stephen ^a   Fullwood, Catherine ^a   Kontopantelis, Evangelos ^a   Roland, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incentives; Primary care; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78650431074     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X515340     Document Type: Article

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