Application of Quality Improvement Strategies in 389 European hospitals: Results of the MARQulS project

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Lombarts, M J M H ^a   Rupp, I ^a   Vallejo, P ^b   Sunol R ^b   Klazinga, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAVEL;

EID: 61849122881     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029363     Document Type: Article

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