Measuring performance quality in general practice: Is international harmonization desirable?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 542, 2007, Pages 691-692

  Grol, Richard ^a   Wensing, Michel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34548805519     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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