The national committee for quality assurance

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 995-999

  Iglehart, John K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029809675     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199609263351322     Document Type: Review

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