Quality indicators: Essential for quality improvement

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Mainz, Jan ^a  

^a The National Indicator Project   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842832812     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh036     Document Type: Editorial

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