Taking health care back: The physician's role in quality improvement

Academic Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 953-962

  Becher, Elise C ^a   Chassin, Mark R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036794161     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200210000-00005     Document Type: Review

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