Clinical governance: A fresh look at its definition

Clinical Governance: An International Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-90

  Vanu Som, Chandra ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Integration; Organizations; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 2942676607     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: 17586038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270410536358     Document Type: Article

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