International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Editorial:

Eloise Clark, Edward F. Donovan, and Pamela Schoettker

From outdated to updated, keeping clinical guidelines valid
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 165-166; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl007 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers:

Béatrice Fervers, Jako S. Burgers, Margaret C. Haugh, Jean Latreille, Najoua Mlika-Cabanne, Louise Paquet, Martin Coulombe, Mireille Poirier, and Bernard Burnand

Adaptation of clinical guidelines: literature review and proposition for a framework and procedure
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 167-176; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi108 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux, Anne-Melody Silaghi, John-Paul Vader, Florian Froehlich, Jean-Jacques Gonvers, and Bernard Burnand

Appropriateness of colorectal cancer screening: appraisal of evidence by experts
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 177-182; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Visanu Thamlikitkul and Artit Indranoi

Switching from heparinized saline flush to normal saline flush for maintaining peripheral venous catheter patency
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 183-185; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas P. Meehan, Yun Wang, Janet P. Tate, Maureen Curry, Anne Elwell, Marcia K. Petrillo, and Eric S. Holmboe

Improving the quality of preventive cardiovascular care provided by primary care physicians: insights from a US Quality Improvement Organization
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 9, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 186-194; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Touzé, F. Saillour-Glenisson, P. Durieux, A. Verdier, S. Leyshon, S. Bendavid, T. Attard, A. Scheimann, J. L. Mas, and J. Coste

Lack of validity of a French adaptation of a scale measuring attitudes towards clinical practice guidelines
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on February 16, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 195-202; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clare E. Guse, Hongyan Yang, and Peter M. Layde

Identifying risk factors for medical injury
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 203-210; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Koen Van den Heede, Walter Sermeus, Luwis Diya, Emmanuel Lesaffre, and Arthur Vleugels

Adverse outcomes in Belgian acute hospitals: retrospective analysis of the national hospital discharge dataset
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 23, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 211-219; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria-Eugenia Jimenez-Corona, Samuel Ponce-de-Leon-Rosales, Sigfrido Rangel-Frausto, and Alejandro Mohar-Betancourt

Epidemiology of medical complaints in Mexico: identifying a general profile
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 14, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 220-223; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karin A. Thursky, Kirsty L. Buising, Narin Bak, Lachlan Macgregor, Alan C. Street, C. Raina Macintyre, Jeffrey J. Presneill, John F. Cade, and Graham V. Brown

Reduction of broad-spectrum antibiotic use with computerized decision support in an intensive care unit
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on January 13, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 224-231; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hanne N. Heje, Peter Vedsted, and Frede Olesen

A cluster-randomized trial of the significance of a reminder procedure in a patient evaluation survey in general practice
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 232-237; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Taylor, Marcus P. Kennedy, Elizabeth Virtue, and Geraldine McDonald

A multifaceted intervention improves patient satisfaction and perceptions of emergency department care
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on March 14, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 238-245; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Scott C. Williams, Ann Watt, Stephen P. Schmaltz, Richard G. Koss, and Jerod M. Loeb

Assessing the reliability of standardized performance indicators
International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access published on January 23, 2006
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 246-255; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzi098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 256; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl015 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Abstracts en este número
Int J Qual Health Care 2006 18: 257-260; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl016 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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