International Journal for Quality in Health Care 16:91-92 (2004)
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Book review |
A background for national quality policies in health systems
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Charles D. Shaw and Isuf Kalo
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe: http://www.who.dk, 2002
WHO Reference no: EUR/02/5037153; 53 pp.
This WHO publication is an excellent resource book on health system quality in Europe. It is in two parts. The first part aims to provide Ministers of Health and other policy makers with background information on common definitions and issues surrounding quality of health systems and health care. The second part offers a framework and principles for a national quality strategy. It contains many examples of current approaches, policies and projects from different countries, containing some 17 tables
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