Demystifying theory and its use in improvement

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 228-238

  Davidoff, Frank ^a   Dixon Woods, Mary ^b   Leviton, Laura ^c   Michie, Susan ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DEMYSTIFY THEORY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84922607818     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003627     Document Type: Article

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