Quality improvement through clinical communities: Eight lessons for practice

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-174

  Aveling, Emma Louise ^a   Martin, Graham ^a   Armstrong, Natalie ^a   Banerjee, Jay ^b   Dixon Woods, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care; Health organization and management; Networks; Organizations; Professionals; Quality; Quality improvement; Social norms; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861328325     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261211230754     Document Type: Review

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