Implementation and effects of Germany's minimum volume regulations - Results of the accompanying research;Umsetzung und auswirkungen der mindestmengen - Ergebnisse der begleitforschung

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 105, Issue 51-52, 2008, Pages 890-896

  Geraedts, Max ^a   De Cruppé, Werner ^a   Blum, Karl ^b   Ohmann, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b Deutsches Krankenhausinstitut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case number development; Health care research; Integrated care; Minimum volumes; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 58149385843     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0890     Document Type: Article

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