A comprehensive model of cooperation between caregivers related to quality of care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-33

  Meijer, W J ^a   Vermeij, D J B ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Continuous quality improvement; Cooperation; Model; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAREGIVERS; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 8244227983     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/9.1.23     Document Type: Article

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