Measuring and improving health care quality: Nursing's contribution to the state of science

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-10

  Vahey, Doris C ^a,b   Swan, Beth Ann ^c   Lang, Norma M ^c,e   Mitchell, Pamela H ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; UNIVERSITY;

HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542316108     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2003.11.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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