Effectiveness of collaborative improvement: Evidence from 27 applications in 12 less-developed and middle-income countries

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 658-665

  Franco, Lynne Miller ^a   Marquez, Lani ^a  

^a United States Agency for International Development Georgia Tuberculosis Prevention Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALARIA; MATERNAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79960724154     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.044388     Document Type: Article

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