Quality of care: Replacing or removing ineffective services

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 124-129

  Davies, Carol Lesley ^a   Walley, Uk Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Health care; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950061733     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860210426991     Document Type: Article

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