Quality improvement in public health: Moving from knowing the path to walking the path

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-8

  Randolph, Greg D ^a,b,c   Lea, C Suzanne ^d  

^a North Carolina Center for Public Health Quality   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United Kingdom)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155192158     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31823c7995     Document Type: Review

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