International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Editorials:

Jack Needleman and Peter Buerhaus

Nurse staffing and patient safety: current knowledge and implications for action
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 275-277; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg051 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. I. Iezzoni

Targeting health care improvement for persons with disabilities
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 279-281; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg059 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick J. O'Connor

Setting evidence-based priorities for diabetes care improvement
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 283-285; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg062 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Examining the Evidence:

A. G. LAWTHERS, G. S. PRANSKY, L. E. PETERSON, and J. H. HIMMELSTEIN

Rethinking quality in the context of persons with disability
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 287-299; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg048 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers:

LISBETH M. FÄRNKVIST and BERIT M. LUNDMAN

Outcomes of diabetes care: a population-based study
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 301-307; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg047 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLARE McGUINESS and BEVERLY SIBTHORPE

Development and initial validation of a measure of coordination of health care
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 309-318; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg043 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PETER P. HOWLEY and ROBERT GIBBERD

Using hierarchical models to analyse clinical indicators: a comparison of the gamma-Poisson and beta-binomial models
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 319-329; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg044 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. SALOMON, G. DERAY, M. C. JAUDON, C. CHEBASSIER, P. BOSSI, V. LAUNAY-VACHER, B. DIQUET, J. M. CEZA, S. LEVU, G. BRÜCKER, and P. RAVAUD

Medication misuse in hospitalized patients with renal impairment
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 331-335; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg046 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MARGARET S. WESTAWAY, PAUL RHEEDER, DANIE G. VAN ZYL, and JOHN R. SEAGER

Interpersonal and organizational dimensions of patient satisfaction: the moderating effects of health status
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 337-344; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg042 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SHOU-HSIA CHENG, MING-CHIN YANG, and TUNG-LIANG CHIANG

Patient satisfaction with and recommendation of a hospital: effects of interpersonal and technical aspects of hospital care
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 345-355; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg045 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Michael Perides

An Introduction to Quality Assurance in Health Care
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 357-358; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg052 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Takeo Nakayama, Brian Budgell, and Kiichiro Tsutani

Confusion about the concept of clinical practice guidelines in Japan: on the way to a social consensus
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 359-360; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg050 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anthony P. Morton

The use of statistical process control methods in monitoring clinical performance
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 361-362; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg053 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teck Onn Lim

Reply to: The use of statistical process control methods in monitoring clinical performance
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 363; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg054 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ISQua Page:

The International Society for Quality in Health Care
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 365; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg063 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spanish Abstracts:

Abstracts en este número
Int J Qual Health Care 2003 15: 367-370; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg058 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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