Does quality improvement face a legitimacy crisis? Poor quality studies, small effects

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-132

  Groene, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79959967453     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2011.011022     Document Type: Editorial

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