Quality assessment: Is the truth in the outcome?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-7

  Van Der Ent, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45849083198     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00141507     Document Type: Editorial

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