Power to the people: Taking the assessment of physician performance outside the profession

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-45

  Vahe A ^a,b,c,d  

^a Center for Performance Sciences   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Maryland Hospital Association   (United States)

^d Gallup Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0033551556     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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