Developing quality indicators to assess quality of care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 248-249

  Clarke, A ^a   Rao, M ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Skipton House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 4043126046     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.011312     Document Type: Note

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