Tools for improvement: A systematic analysis and guide to accreditation by the JCAHO

Bulletin of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-16

  Dalrymple, Prudence W ^a,c   Scherrer, Carol S ^b,d  

^a American Library Association   (United States)

^b West Suburban Medical Center   (United States)

^c DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY; STANDARD;

EID: 0031959276     PISSN: 00257338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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