International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Editorial:

Jan Mainz and Paul D. Bartels

Nationwide quality improvement—how are we doing and what can we do?
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on January 24, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 79-80; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi099 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers:

Irene Agurto, Jorge Sandoval, Maribel De La Rosa, and Maria Elena Guardado

Improving cervical cancer prevention in a developing country
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on January 26, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 81-86; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mary Patricia Tully and Judith A. Cantrill

The validity of explicit indicators of prescribing appropriateness
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on October 18, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 87-94; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Saul N. Weingart, Odelya Pagovich, Daniel Z. Sands, Joseph M. Li, Mark D. Aronson, Roger B. Davis, Russell S. Phillips, and David W. Bates

Patient-reported service quality on a medicine unit
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on November 10, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 95-101; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohammed A. Mohammed, Jonathan Mant, Louise Bentham, Andrew Stevens, and Shakir Hussain

Process of care and mortality of stroke patients with and without a do not resuscitate order in the West Midlands, UK
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on October 7, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 102-106; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erik H. De Laat, Lisette Schoonhoven, Peter Pickkers, André L. Verbeek, and Theo Van Achterberg

Implementation of a new policy results in a decrease of pressure ulcer frequency
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on November 10, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 107-112; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin Härter, Isaac Bermejo, Günter Ollenschläger, Frank Schneider, Wolfgang Gaebel, Ulrich Hegerl, Wilhelm Niebling, and Mathias Berger

Improving quality of care for depression: the German Action Programme for the implementation of evidence-based guidelines
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on October 31, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 113-119; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Duncan J. M. Macdonald, Elisabeth C. A. Mckillop, Sylvia Trotter, and Alastair J. R. Gray

One plunge or two?—hand disinfection with alcohol gel
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 15, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 120-122; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Grupper, A. Grupper, D. Rudin, B. Drenger, D. Varon, D. Gilon, Y. Gielchinsky, M. Menashe, Y. Mintz, A. Rivkind, and M. Brezis

Prevention of perioperative venous thromboembolism and coronary events: differential responsiveness to an intervention program to improve guidelines adherence
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on October 18, 2005
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 123-126; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eveline L. P. E. Geubbels, Nico J. D. Nagelkerke, A. Joke Mintjes-De Groot, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Annette S. De Boer

Reduced risk of surgical site infections through surveillance in a network
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on February 16, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 127-133; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joseph F. Naimoli, Alexander K. Rowe, Aziza Lyaghfouri, Rijimati Larbi, and Lalla Aicha Lamrani

Effect of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy on health care quality in Morocco
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on January 19, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 134-144; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julie E. Owen, Rowan J. Walker, Laney Edgell, Jocelyn Collie, Lee Douglas, Tim D. Hewitson, and Gavin J. Becker

Implementation of a pre-dialysis clinical pathway for patients with chronic kidney disease
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on January 5, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 145-151; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi094 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. A. J. Hendriks, E. M. A. Smets, M. R. Vrielink, S. Q. Van Es, and J. C. J. M. De Haes

Is personality a determinant of patient satisfaction with hospital care?
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on February 10, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 152-158; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 159; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi503 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 160-164; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi111 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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