Squire and the evolving science of healthcare improvement

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 349-351

  Stevens, David P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929615425     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004158     Document Type: Review

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