Measuring quality of pediatric care: where we've been and where we're going.

Organizational behavior: where we've been, where we're going.

WHERE HAS THE FIELD OF OB BEEN? .... . . . . . . .. . . . . ... . .. ........ . . . . . . . ..... . ......... 429 What Is OB?...................... ................. . ................... . . ... . .. ............ . . ..... 429 Themes in OB.Research............................. ............. ...... .......... . .............. 429 WHERE IS THE FIELD OF MICRO-OB TODAY? ..............................

Association mapping: where we've been, where we're going.

This paper provides a review of recent work in the area of marker-phenotype association studies, specifically as used for localizing--or mapping--genes affecting a trait of interest. We describe the basis of association mapping and discuss a number of the commonly used techniques. We have also included references to various papers that have evaluated the use of these methods.

Decisions of Value: Going Backstage; Comment on “Contextual Factors Influencing Cost and Quality Decisions in Health and Care: A Structured Evidence Review and Narrative Synthesis”

This commentary expands on two of the key themes briefly raised in the paper involving analysis of the evidence about key contextual influences on decisions of value. The first theme focuses on the need to explore in more detail what is called backstage decision-making looking at how actual decisions are made drawing on evidence from ethnographies about decision-making. These studies point to l...

I-36: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is now considered routine in IVF laboratories with micromanipulation capability and access to genetic diagnostic services. The past two decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the use of PGD, the number of cycles performed, and the indications for which PGD has been used. This increase has been mirrored by a slow, but steady, increase in the range o...

Physiological Genomics: Who we are and where we're going.