A brief history of quality improvement

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 196-199

  Parry, Gareth J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPISTEMOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PROCESS CONTROL; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOLOGY; THINKING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HISTORY; NEOPLASMS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84907073781     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2014.001436     Document Type: Review

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