The relationship between clinical audit and ethics

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 250-253

  Kinn, Sue ^a,b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Off Agric Environ F   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Clinical ethics; Health care; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

EID: 0030770340     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.23.4.250     Document Type: Article

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