The Quality of Care: How Can It Be Assessed?

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 260, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 1743-1748

  Donabedian, Avedis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0023721998     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1988.03410120089033     Document Type: Article

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