Building quality indicators to improve care for adults with congenital heart disease

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2244-2253

  Gurvitz, Michelle ^a   Marelli, Ariane ^b   Mangione Smith, Rita ^c   Jenkins, Kathy ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital heart disease; quality improvement; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ADULTHOOD; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDITY;

EID: 84888331156     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.099     Document Type: Article

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