Practice improvement: Child healthcare quality and bright futures

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 159-164

  Shaw, Judith S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Vermont Child Health Improvement Program   (United States)

^c FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 42149156029     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00904481-20080301-14     Document Type: Review

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