Clinical governance: Breathing new life into clinical audit

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 470-475

  Palmer, Claire ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0036846348     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.8.6.470     Document Type: Article

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