Effects of standardized outreach for patients refusing preventive services: A quasiexperimental quality improvement study

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Persell, Stephen D ^a,b   Friesema, Elisha M ^a   Dolan, Nancy C ^a   Thompson, Jason A ^a   Kaiser, Darren ^a   Baker, David W ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VACCINATION;

COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 79960760181     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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