Quality circles in ambulatory care: State of development and future perspective in Germany

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-42

  Gerlach, Ferdinand M ^a,b   Beyer, Martin ^a,b   Römer, Angelika ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b AQUA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Germany; Peer review; Quality circles; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031836353     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/10.1.35     Document Type: Article

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