National quality improvement policies and strategies in European healthcare systems

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Spencer, E ^a   Walshe, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61849084685     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029355     Document Type: Article

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