Clinical quality management: Putting the pieces together

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 405-412

  Stucki, Gerold ^a,c   Sangha, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; COST CONTROL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 84988299699     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199610)9:5<405::AID-ANR1790090510>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Review

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