Is quality of care improving in the UK?

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7793, 2011, Pages 341-

  Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Berenholtz, Sean M ^a   Morlock, Laura L ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79951637491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c6646     Document Type: Editorial

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