A measuring instrument for evaluation of quality systems

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-130

  Wagner, Cordula ^a   De Bakker, Dinny H ^a   Groenewegen, Peter P ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Implementation; Instrument; Provider organizations; Quality systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032935678     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.2.119     Document Type: Article

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