Cross-sectional versus sequential quality indicators of risk factor management in patients with type 2 diabetes.
BACKGROUND: The fairness of quality assessment methods is under debate. Quality indicators incorporating the longitudinal nature of care have been advocated but their usefulness in comparison to more commonly used cross-sectional measures is not clear. AIMS: To compare cross-sectional and sequential...
| Publicado en: | Medical Care Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 133 - 142 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2008 Feb
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