Process evaluation on quality improvement interventions

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-46

  Hulscher, M E J L ^a   Laurant, M G H ^a   Grol, R P T M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0037329090     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.1.40     Document Type: Article

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