The Meaning of Quality in Health Care: A Conceptual Analysis

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-267

  Harteloh, P P M ^a,b  

^a Dept of Hlth Policy and Management ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual analysis; Definitions of quality; Health policy; Philosophy; Quality of health care; Theory of meaning

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEMANTICS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0347379797     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HCAN.0000005497.53458.ef     Document Type: Review

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