A pilot study of the introduction of audit into nursing homes

Age and Ageing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 465-469

  Chambers, Ruth ^a   Knight, Frances ^a   Campbell, Ian ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029854788     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/25.6.465     Document Type: Article

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