Experience of six years of a regional peer review scheme in rheumatology

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1110-1115

  Piper, Holly ^d   Hassell, A B ^a   Rowe, I F ^b   Delamere, J ^c   Allen, M ^e   Bowman, S ^e   Buckley, C ^e   Rigby, S ^e   Grindulis, K ^e   Mulherin, D ^e   Kitas, G ^e   Erb, N ^e   Situnayake, D ^e   Williams, R ^e  

^a HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Peer review; Rheumatology.

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; LEARNING; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOLOGY; TRUST;

ENGLAND; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 33749598830     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel042     Document Type: Review

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