Partnering health disparities research with quality improvement science in pediatrics

Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 354-361

  Lion, K Casey ^a,b   Raphael, Jean L ^c  

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

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CHILD; COOPERATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84922659817     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2982     Document Type: Article

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