Introducing health facility accreditation in Liberia

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-282

  Cleveland, Emily C ^a   Dahn, Bernice T ^b   Lincoln, Teta M ^b   Safer, Meredith ^a   Podesta, Mae ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth ^c  

^a CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Liberia)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Health system reform; Health systems; Liberia; Quality improvement; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIBERIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWBORN CARE; PHARMACY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ACCREDITATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; LIBERIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79952477933     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.489052     Document Type: Article

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