Realising the research power of complaints data

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1314, 2010, Pages 12-17

  Bismark, Marie M ^a   Studdert, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77952339471     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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