From motives to results: Improving the effectiveness of quality improvement

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 359-361

  Jha, Ashish K ^a   Schneider, Eric C ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCREDITATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 4444300797     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.05.005     Document Type: Editorial

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