Do doctors under-provide, over-provide or do both? Exploring the quality of medical treatment in the Philippines

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-455

  James, C D ^a   Hanson, K ^b   Solon, O ^c   Whitty, C J M ^b   Peabody, J ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Health policy; Healthcare system; Measurement of quality; Quality indicators; Under use and over use

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PERFORMANCE VIGNETTE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABUSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 79960537462     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr029     Document Type: Article

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