Understanding and measuring quality of care: Dealing with complexity;Appréhender et évaluer la qualité des soins: Composer avec la complexité;Comprender y medir la calidad de la atención: Tratar la complejidad

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 368-374

  Hanefeld, Johanna ^a   Powell Jackson, Timothy ^a   Balabanova, Dina ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVER; FAMILY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL NORM; TRUST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL NORMS; TRUST;

EID: 85018324260     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.16.179309     Document Type: Article

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