Improving knowledge of public health accreditation through a group vetting session of a practice-based research network

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-139

  Dearinger, Angela T ^a   Riddell, Martha ^a   Scutchfield, F Douglas ^a   Ingram, Richard ^a   Howard, Alex ^a   Cooper, Shontreal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Knowledge; Public health; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPREHENSION; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77149159067     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181c6b69d     Document Type: Article

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