The role of chief executive officers in a quality improvement initiative: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Parand, Anam ^a   Dopson, Sue ^b   Vincent, Charles ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REINFORCEMENT; SELF REPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873478665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001731     Document Type: Article

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