Quality assurance practices in care management: A perspective from the United Kingdom

Care Management Journals

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 142-151

  Clarkson, Paul ^a   Challis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MONITORING; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 1942435972     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmaj.4.3.142.57522     Document Type: Article

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