Physicians working at the General Medical Clinic of the Johns Hopkins Hospital entered into tutorials to improve their effectiveness as managers and educators of patients with essential hypertension.… (More)
Injuries claim the lives of more children each year than the next six leading pediatric disorders combined, and produce injuries that require medical attention for one in three children. In the… (More)
Gangrenous bowel most often results from hernia, adhesions and mesenteric insufficiency. The overall mortality rate for 151 cases was 37%. This figure was 20% for hernia, 23% for adhesions and 74%… (More)
In Apri1 1973 the National Center for Health Statistics inaugurated the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to gather and disseminate statistical information about ambulatory health care provided… (More)
Arteriovenous malformations of the gastrointestinal tract are uncommon and treatment is problematic because routine barium contrast studies and endoscopy fail to demonstrate the lesion. Diagnosis is… (More)
PURPOSE
To identify self-perceived problems in managing science information needs of U.S. primary practitioners and their opinion leaders.
SAMPLE
A two-stage random sample of the American Medical… (More)
Quality assurance activity seems to have had little documented impact in terms of improving patient health or reducing care costs. One reason may be the lack of a practical and effective decision… (More)