Assessing quality of care of elderly patients using the ACOVE quality indicator set: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Care of the elderly is recognized as an increasingly important segment of health care. The Assessing Care Of Vulnerable Elderly (ACOVE) quality indicators (QIs) were developed to assess and improve the care of elderly patients. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this review is to summarize studi...

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Main Authors: Marjan Askari, Peter C Wierenga, Saied Eslami, Stephanie Medlock, Sophia E de Rooij, Ameen Abu-Hanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3241679?pdf=render