Professional regulation in primary care: The long road to quality improvement

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 225-228

  Allsop, Judith ^a   Saks, Mike ^b  

^a Faculty of Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 51749083214     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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