Defining quality and quality improvement

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 537-539

  Atkinson, Stephen ^a   Ingham, Jane ^a   Cheshire, Michael ^a   Went, Susan ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650324766     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-6-537     Document Type: Editorial

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