Developing a science of improvement

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Supplement

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 45-50

  Marshall, Martin ^a   Mountford, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; REWARD; SCIENCE; SCIENTIST; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK REDUCTION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SCIENCE;

EID: 84873688053     PISSN: 02675331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0141076812472622     Document Type: Article

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