A new research agenda: Improving health care in general hospitals

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1362-1370

  Brown, Michael ^a,b   MacArthur, Juliet ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General hospitals; Inequalities; Learning disabilities; Nurses; Nursing; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33749826625     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01408.x     Document Type: Article

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