Health-promoting hospitals in Estonia: What are they doing differently?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 327-336

  Põlluste, Kaja ^a   Alop, Jane ^b   Groene, Oliver ^c   Härm, Tiiu ^d   Merisalu, Eda ^a   Suurorg, Lagle ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Estonian Health Insurance Fund   (Estonia)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^e Tallinn's Children Hospital   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Hospitals; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESTONIA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELLBEING;

ESTONIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36448956473     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dam032     Document Type: Article

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