Quality improvement in the developing world

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 439-440

  Smits, Helen L ^a   Leatherman, Sheila ^b   Berwick, Donald M ^c  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036936421     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/14.6.439     Document Type: Editorial

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