Kidney-related diseases and quality improvement: AHRQ's role

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2531-2533

  Clancy, Carolyn M ^a  

^a Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 80053901158     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.05880611     Document Type: Article

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