Hospital quality improvement in Ethiopia: A partnership-mentoring model

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 392-399

  Bradley, Elizabeth ^a   Hartwig, Kari A ^a   Rowe, Laura A ^a   Cherlin, Emily J ^a   Pashman, Josh ^a   Wong, Rex ^b   Dentry, Tim ^c   Wood, Edward W ^d   Abebe, Yigeremu ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b William J Clinton Foundation   (Ethiopia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Clinton Foundation HIV AIDS Initiative   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Ethiopia; Hospital management; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SKILL; TREATMENT DURATION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ETHIOPIA; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MENTORS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 56749106237     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn042     Document Type: Article

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