The roles of senior management in quality improvement efforts: What are the key components?

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-28

  Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^a   Mattera, Jennifer A ^a   Roumanis, Sarah A ^a   Radford, Martha J ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0037250651     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200301000-00005     Document Type: Article

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