Continuous quality improvement and health promotion: Can CQI lead to better outcomes?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-91

  Kahan, Barbara ^a,b   Goodstadt, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Kael Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best practices; Continuous quality improvement; Health promotion; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033060030     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/14.1.83     Document Type: Article

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