Nationwide quality improvement - How are we doing and what can we do?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-80

  Mainz, Jan ^a   Bartels, Paul D ^a  

^a National Indicator Project   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

DOCUMENTATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645548693     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi099     Document Type: Editorial

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