Establishing a standardized quality management system for the European Health Network GA2LEN

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 743-752

  Heinzerling, L ^a,f   Burbach, G ^a   Van Cauwenberge, P ^b   Papageorgiou, P ^c   Carlsen, K H ^d   Lodrup Carlsen K C ^e   Zuberbier, T ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Audit; Certification; Network of excellence; Patient safety; Quality criteria; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY CARE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 77951926963     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02235.x     Document Type: Article

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