Hospital accreditation policy in Lebanon: Its potential for quality improvement

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-45

  El Jardali, Fadi ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; LEBANON; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEBANON; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34248183524     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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