Quality improvement of paediatric care in the Netherlands

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 633-636

  Schulpen, Tom W J ^a   Lombarts, Kiki M J ^b  

^a Paediatric Association of the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34347364678     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.104091     Document Type: Review

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