Quality of care at retail clinics for 3 common conditions

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 794-801

  Shrank, William H ^a   Krumme, Alexis A ^b   Tong, Angela Y ^b   Spettell, Claire M ^c   Matlin, Olga S ^a   Sussman, Andrew ^a   Brennan, Troyen A ^a   Choudhry, Niteesh K ^b  

^a CVS Caremark   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c AETNA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPENSITY SCORE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY; STANDARDS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARMACIES; PHARYNGITIS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908280940     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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