Association of practice size and pay-for-performance incentives with the quality of diabetes management in primary care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Vamos, Eszter P ^a   Pape, Utz J ^a   Bottle, Alex ^a   Hamilton, Fiona Louise ^a   Curcin, Vasa ^a   Ng, Anthea ^a   Molokhia, Mariam ^b   Car, Josip ^a   Majeed, Azeem ^a   Millett, Christopher ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052521700     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101187     Document Type: Article

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