The competent novice. Audit: How to do it in practice

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7655, 2008, Pages 1241-1245

  Benjamin, Andrea ^a  

^a BMA House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 44849102427     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39527.628322.AD     Document Type: Review

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