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The impact of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) on the recording of smoking targets in primary care medical records: cross-sectional analyses from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database

BACKGROUND: Smoking is a UK public health threat but GPs can be effective in helping patients to quit; consequently, the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) incentivises the recording of smoking status and delivery of cessation advice in patients’ medical records. This study investigates the associ...

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Autores principales: Taggar, Jaspal S, Coleman, Tim, Lewis, Sarah, Szatkowski, Lisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22559290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-329