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International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access originally published online on April 23, 2008
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2008 20(3):153-154; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzn014
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press in association with the International Society for Quality in Health Care; all rights reserved

Editorial

Quality of Care as a Field of Research: What We Published, 2004–2007

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What defines quality of care as a field of scientific enquiry? Experts generally agree on the main dimensions of quality of care [1] and on the key ingredients of quality management [2]. What kinds of studies should be done is less clear. Some people believe that descriptive studies of quality may be important locally but do little to further the evidence base for effective quality improvement—they demand more empirical intervention studies. Others deplore the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Thomas Perneger

Clinical Epidemiology Service
University Hospitals of Geneva
University of Geneva
Geneva
Switzerland
E-mail: eic-ijqhc@hcuge.ch


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