Quality of health care - Growing awareness in Brazil

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 437-441

  De Noronha, José Carvalho ^a   Garcia Rosa, Maria Luiza ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAZIL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ACCREDITATION; BRAZIL; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 2442753371     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.5.437     Document Type: Article

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