A longitudinal, multi-level comparative study of quality and safety in European hospitals: The QUASER study protocol

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Robert, Glenn B ^a   Anderson, Janet E ^a   Burnett, Susan J ^b   Aase, Karina ^c   Andersson Gare, Boel ^d   Bal, Roland ^e   Calltorp, Johan ^d   Nunes, Francisco ^f   Weggelaar, Anne Marie ^e   Vincent, Charles A ^b   Fulop, Naomi J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^d JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; STANDARD;

EUROPE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80955172098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-285     Document Type: Article

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