Investigation into the attitudes of general practitioners in Staffordshire to medical audit

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-19

  Chambers, Ruth ^a   Bowyer, Susan ^a   Campbell, Ian ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IC Statistical Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Audit; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN;

EID: 0030096266     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.5.1.13     Document Type: Article

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