Evaluation of quality improvement programmes

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 270-275

  Ovretveit J ^a,c   Gustafson, D ^b  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036752672     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.11.3.270     Document Type: Article

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