A comparative analysis of six audit systems for mental health nursing

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-52

  Balogh, Ruth ^a   Quinn, Helen ^b   Simpson, Anne ^a   Bond, Senga ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit process; Clinical audit; Evaluation; Mental health; Psychiatric nursing; Quality improvement nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSING AUDIT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031808013     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/10.1.43     Document Type: Article

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