A model for continuous quality improvement in small scale practices

Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-48

  Geboers, H ^a   Grol, R ^a   Van Den Bosch, W ^a   Van Den Hoogen, H ^a   Mokkink, H ^a   Van Montfort, P ^a   Oltheten, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL CARE; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032905956     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.8.1.43     Document Type: Review

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