Accreditation in European health care

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 266-275

  Shaw, Charles D ^a  

^a Department of Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safetys Editorial Advisory Board ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCREDITATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750609233     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32035-1     Document Type: Article

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