Ten tips for incorporating scientific quality improvement into everyday work

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Goldmann, Don ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SHORT SURVEY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PERSONNEL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 79957995780     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.046359     Document Type: Short Survey

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