Is audit research? The relationships between clinical audit and social research

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-299

  Hughes, Rhidian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Health services; Quality; Research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 20944436409     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860510602550     Document Type: Article

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