Studies pertaining to the ACOVE quality criteria: A systematic review

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-87

  Askari, Marjan ^a   Wierenga, Peter C ^a   Eslami, Saied ^a   Medlock, Stephanie ^a   De rooij, Sophia E ^a   Abu hanna, Ameen ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACOVE; Clinical decision support systems; Elderly; Quality indicators; Quality of care; Vulnerable elders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSING CARE OF VULNERABLE ELDER; CINAHL; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84855882348     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr071     Document Type: Article

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