Quality measurement and improvement in rheumatology: Rheumatoid arthritis as a case study

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3649-3660

  Desai, Sonali P ^a   Yazdany, Jinoos ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GOLD; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE REGISTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82455163777     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.30605     Document Type: Article

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