Approaches to the organization of multi-practice audits in primary health care in the UK

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-226

  Khunti, Kamlesh ^a   Baker, Richard ^a   Rumsey, Moira ^a   Lakhani, Mayur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diabetes; Multi practice audit; Organization; Primary care audit groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTHMA; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENGLAND; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; WALES;

EID: 0033005455     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.3.221     Document Type: Article

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