Quality in healthcare and the quest for improvement

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 3-6

  Teasdale, Graham M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY CONTROL; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 47549102583     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.53.2.3     Document Type: Article

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