Management for quality: Continuous quality improvement to increase access to outpatient mental health services

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 821-825

  Keller, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0030921935     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.48.6.821     Document Type: Article

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