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Quality of care for children with upper respiratory infections at Mexican family medicine clinics

Authors :
Doubova, Svetlana V.
Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo
Balandrán-Duarte, Dulce Alejandra
Rendón-Macías, Mario E.
Source :
Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México; July-August 2015, Vol. 72 Issue: 4 p235-241, 7p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Upper respiratory infections are the principal cause of morbidity in children <5 years of age. The objectives of this study were (i) to develop quality-of-care indicators for evaluation of care for children with upper respiratory infections (URI) at the primary care level using data from the electronic health records and (ii) to evaluate the quality of URI care offered to children <5 years of age at family medicine clinics (FMCs).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
05396115
Volume :
72
Issue :
4
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs36606961
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmhimx.2015.07.003