Quality improvement capacity: A survey of hospital quality managers

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-30

  Gagliardi, Anna R ^a   Majewski, C ^b   Victor, J C ^c   Baker, G R ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Quality Healthcare Network   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; STANDARD;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ONTARIO; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77649162352     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029967     Document Type: Article

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