Safety and quality in primary care: The view from general practice

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 19-27

  Booth, Barbara J ^a   Snowdon, Teri ^b   Harris, Mark F ^a   Tomlins, Ron ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity; Continuing; Education; General practice; Medical; Organisational models; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 50849097227     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/py08018     Document Type: Article

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