Improving quality in healthcare - current trends and innovations

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-301

  Riehle, Martha A ^a   Hyrkas, Kristiina ^a,b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84860245857     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01434.x     Document Type: Editorial

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