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Cross-sectional analysis of hospitalist prevalence and quality of care in California†‡
Article first published online: 8 APR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.609
Copyright © 2010 Society of Hospital Medicine
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Vasilevskis, E. E., Knebel, R. J., Dudley, R. A., Wachter, R. M. and Auerbach, A. D. (2010), Cross-sectional analysis of hospitalist prevalence and quality of care in California. J. Hosp. Med., 5: 200–207. doi: 10.1002/jhm.609
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Supported by a California Healthcare Foundation Grant (05-1755). During the course of this research, A.D.A. was also supported by a K08 research and training grant (K08 HS11416-02) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). R.A.D.'s work on this project was supported by an Investigator Award in Health Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. E.E.V. was supported by a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research-Training Grant T32, the Veterans Affairs Clinical Research Center of Excellence, and the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare, Nashville, TN. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Disclosure: Nothing to report.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 8 APR 2010
- Article first published online: 8 APR 2010
- Manuscript Accepted: 9 AUG 2009
- Manuscript Revised: 4 AUG 2009
- Manuscript Received: 13 APR 2009
Funded by
- California Healthcare Foundation. Grant Number: 05-1755
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Grant Number: K08 HS11416-02
- Investigator Award in Health Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- National Research Service Award Institutional Research-Training Grant T32
- Veterans Affairs Clinical Research Center of Excellence
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
- Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare, Nashville, TN
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