Investigating organisational culture in primary care

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 191-200

  Stevenson, Keith ^a   Baker, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Organisational culture; Primary care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33644941885     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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