Experience with a practice quality improvement system in a university radiology department

JACR Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 814-819

  Kouo, Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maintenance of Certification; Practice Quality Improvement; quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926231210     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.05.015     Document Type: Review

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