Clinical governance in community health care settings: Evidence and issues

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 26-31

  Swerissen, Hal ^a   Jordan, Lucinda ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Community health

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 25144461211     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY05018     Document Type: Review

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