HERMES criteria for accreditation of European Training Centres: Overcoming challenges of accreditation

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1239-1241

  Loddenkemper, R ^a   Severin T ^b   Mitchell, S ^b   Palange, P ^c  

^a German Central Committee Against Tuberculosis   (Germany)

^b ERS Headquarters   (Switzerland)

^c POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DOCUMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HERMES; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE; STANDARD;

ACCREDITATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; PULMONARY MEDICINE;

EID: 78649752497     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00152310     Document Type: Editorial

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