International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Editorial:

Robert W. Gibberd

Performance measurement: is it now more scientific?
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 185-186; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi045 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers:

William Trochim and Mary Kane

Concept mapping: an introduction to structured conceptualization in health care
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on May 4, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 187-191; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Udo Nabitz, Wim van Den Brink, and Paul Jansen

Using Concept Mapping to design an indicator framework for addiction treatment centres
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on April 14, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 193-201; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diana Roeg, Ien van de Goor, and Henk Garretsen

Towards quality indicators for assertive outreach programmes for severely impaired substance abusers: concept mapping with Dutch experts
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 23, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 203-208; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi031 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gaylor Hoskins, Colin McCowan, Peter T. Donnan, James A. R. Friend, and Liesl M. Osman on behalf of Asthma UK Scotland and the Scottish Executive Health Department

Results of a national asthma campaign survey of primary care in Scotland
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on April 14, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 209-215; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi036 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Malou Lindberg, Mildrid Lind, Susanne Petersson, and Susan Wilhelmsson

The use of clinical guidelines for asthma, diabetes, and hypertension in primary health care
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 217-220; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eelco Boonstra, Morten Lindbæk, and Enoch Ngome

Adherence to management guidelines in acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea in children under 5 years old in primary health care in Botswana
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on February 21, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 221-227; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Variations in the quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction among Swiss university hospitals
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 23, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 229-234; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joan Vlayen, Bert Aertgeerts, Karin Hannes, Walter Sermeus, and Dirk Ramaekers

A systematic review of appraisal tools for clinical practice guidelines: multiple similarities and one common deficit
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 235-242; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ronit Calderon-Margalit, Shlomo Mor-Yosef, Michael Mayer, Bella Adler, and Shmuel C. Shapira

An administrative intervention to improve the utilization of laboratory tests within a university hospital
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on April 18, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 243-248; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joseph Romagnuolo, W. W. Flemons, Linda Perkins, Linda Lutz, Peter C. Jamieson, Carrie A. Hiscock, Lynda Foley, and Jon B. Meddings

Post-endoscopy checklist reduces length of stay for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 10, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 249-254; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi023 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael J. Lim, Canopy Roychoudhury, Patricia L. Baker, Eduardo Bossone, and Rajendra H. Mehta

Differences in quality of care among patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation as primary or secondary cause for admission
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 23, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 255-258; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi026 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juha Laine, U. Harriet Finne-Soveri, Magnus Björkgren, Miika Linna, Anja Noro, and Unto Häkkinen

The association between quality of care and technical efficiency in long-term care
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 23, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 259-267; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi032 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 269; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzh022 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Int J Qual Health Care 2005 17: 271-275; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi053 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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