Assessing the value of accreditation systems

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-8

  Scrivens, Ellie ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accreditation; evaluation; health service performance; indicators

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030965742     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/7.1.4     Document Type: Article

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