Publishing 'quality' measures: How it works and when it does not?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 183-186

  Hamblin, Richard ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MOTIVATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34347237161     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm024     Document Type: Editorial

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