Systematic review and meta-analysis of practice facilitation within primary care settings

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-74

  Baskerville, N Bruce ^a   Liddy, Clare ^b   Hogg, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U.S.); Chronic disease; Frail older adults; Health policy; Patient centered care; Persons with disabilities; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855741631     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1312     Document Type: Review

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