Editorial: Eight questions for getting beyond "getting results"

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 224-225

  Schiff, Gordon D ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Joint Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NOTE; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953425607     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(10)36036-3     Document Type: Editorial

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