Proposed standards for quality improvement research and publication: One step forward and two steps back

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-153

  Pronovost, P ^a   Wachter, R ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PERIODICALS; PUBLISHING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745183748     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.018432     Document Type: Note

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