How healthy is the annual health check?

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 537-553

  Cole, Jennifer ^a   Radnor, Zoe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Health services; National Health Service; Quality standards; Trusts; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; STANDARDS;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77954840486     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861011060915     Document Type: Article

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