On the elusive grail of health-service quality

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-7

  Gorman, D ^a   Kolbe, J ^a   Callaghan, K ^a   Scott, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 38049016531     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01564.x     Document Type: Editorial

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