International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Editorials:

Thomas V. Perneger and Patricia M. Hudelson

Writing a research article: advice to beginners
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 191-192; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh053 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers:

Drahomir A. Aujesky, Jacques Cornuz, Jean-Luc Bosson, Henri Bounameaux, Joseph Emmerich, Russell D. Hull, Elizabeth Mackay, Arnaud Perrier, Hude Quan, Ross T. Tsuyuki, and William A. Ghali

Uptake of new treatment strategies for deep vein thrombosis: an international audit
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 193-200; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean-Christophe Luthi, W. Dana Flanders, Stephen R. Pitts, Bernard Burnand, and William M. McClellan

Outcomes and the quality of care for patients hospitalized with heart failure
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 201-210; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh040 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gerrie J. J. W. Bours, Ruud J. G. Halfens, Math J. J. M. Candel, Richard T. P. M. Grol, and Huda Huijer Abu-Saad

A pressure ulcer audit and feedback project across multi-hospital settings in the Netherlands
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 211-218; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh034 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leo S. Morales, Marc Elliott, Julie Brown, Christina Rahn, and Ron D. Hays

The applicability of the Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS^®) to Preferred Provider Organizations in the United States: a discussion of industry concerns
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 219-227; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh037 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. N. Kasje, P. Denig, P. A. de Graeff, and F. M. Haaijer-Ruskamp

Physicians’ views on joint treatment guidelines for primary and secondary care
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 229-236; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh038 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johan Axelsson and Sölve Elmståhl

Home care aides in the administration of medication
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 237-243; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh041 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Keele E. Wurst and Betsy L. Sleath

Physician knowledge and adherence to prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis for sickle cell disease
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 245-251; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh033 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marina Kaarna, Kaja Põlluste, Rein Lepnurm, and Maie Thetloff

The progress of reforms: job satisfaction in a typical hospital in Estonia
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 253-261; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh042 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Jan S. Krouwer

There is nothing wrong with the concept of a root cause
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 263; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh048 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

David C. Grabowski

Regulating Healthcare: A Prescription for Improvement?
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 265-266; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh049 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ISQUA Page:

ISQUA Page
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 267; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh022 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spanish Abstracts:

Abstracts en este número
Int J Qual Health Care 2004 16: 269-272; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh055 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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