Applying the quality improvement collaborative method to process redesign: A multiple case study

Implementation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Vos, Leti ^a   Dückers, Michel L A ^b   Wagner, Cordula ^a,c   van Merode, Godefridus G ^d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Impact   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77949884292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-19     Document Type: Article

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