National quality forum, an experiment in democracy

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 247-248

  Lang, Norma M ^a   Kizer, Kenneth W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EMPLOYER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NURSE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY; STANDARD; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345134191     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-7223(03)00125-X     Document Type: Editorial

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