What might European general practice learn from New Zealand experience of practice accreditation?

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-44

  Buetow, Stephen ^a   Wensing, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ACCREDITATION; EUROPE; FAMILY PRACTICE; INTERNATIONALITY; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 47149099945     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780701855740     Document Type: Article

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