A resident-led quality improvement initiative to improve obesity screening

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-322

  Laiteerapong, Neda ^a   Keh, Chris E ^b   Naylor, Keith B ^a   Yang, Vincent L ^c   Vinci, Lisa M ^a   Oyler, Julie L ^a   Arora, Vineet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; medical education; obesity screening; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHICAGO; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEADERSHIP; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBESITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79960210412     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860610395930     Document Type: Article

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