Letter reply to Kris Doggen et al.: The right indicator for the job: different levels of rigor may be appropriate for the development of quality indicators.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Teaching Research & Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4Z6; Department of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Teaching Research & Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4Z6. Electronic address: tstelfox@ucalgary.ca.
Henry T
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Stelfox
Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Saint Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sharon E
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Straus
D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*