Improving HIV outcomes in resource-limited countries: The importance of quality indicators

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ahonkhai, Aima A ^a   Bassett, Ingrid V ^a   Ferris, Timothy G ^b   Freedberg, Kenneth A ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Quality improvement; Quality indicator; Resource poor

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869883622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-427     Document Type: Article

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