Applying and developing health service theory: an empirical study into clinical governance

Clinical Governance: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-19

  Greenfield, David ^a   Nugus, Peter ^a   Fairbrother, Greg ^a   Milne, Jacqueline ^a   Debono, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Organizational culture; Quality; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 79251627159     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: 17586038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777271111104547     Document Type: Article

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