Developing and implementing a comprehensive clinical QA audit program

Quality Assurance Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-137

  Li, Henry ^a   Hawlk, Susan ^b   Hanna, Kim ^a   Klein, Gerald ^a   Petteway Jr , Steve ^a  

^a Talecris Biotherapeutics Inc   (United States)

^b QA Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit; Clinical trial; Good clinical practice (GCP); Inspection; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 40349103523     PISSN: 10878378     EISSN: 10991786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qaj.420     Document Type: Review

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