Engaging clinicians in quality improvement initiatives: Art or science?

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 303-305

  Siriwardena, A Niroshan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ART; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; SCIENCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 72849139358     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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