Developing recommendations to improve the quality of diabetes care in Ireland: A policy analysis

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mc Hugh, Sheena M ^a   Perry, Ivan J ^a   Bradley, Colin ^a   Brugha, Ruairí ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Policy analysis; Quality of care; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRELAND; POLITICS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONSENSUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84907386357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-12-53     Document Type: Article

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