Quality Improvement in Nursing Care Facilities: Extent, Impetus, and Impact

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-61

  Zinn, Jacqueline S ^a   Brannon, Diane ^b   Weech, Robert ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PENNSYLVANIA; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031092855     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885713X9701200110     Document Type: Article

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