Healthcare quality and disparities: Attacking problems at their root

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Clancy, Carolyn M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NURSING STAFF; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349862991     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181b1b819     Document Type: Note

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