Finding order in heterogeneity: Types of quality-improvement intervention publications

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 403-408

  Rubenstein, L V ^a,b,c,d,f   Hempel, S ^b   Farmer, M M ^a   Asch, S M ^a,b,d   Yano, E M ^a,c   Dougherty, D ^e   Shekelle, P W ^a,b,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^f VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 61449121133     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028423     Document Type: Article

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