Evolution of quality management: Integration of quality assurance functions into operations, or "quality is everyone's responsibility"

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1330-1336

  Foss, Mary L ^a   Moore, S Breanndan ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

BLOOD BANKS; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0041833745     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00504.x     Document Type: Review

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