Quality improvement and revalidation: Two goals, same strategy?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-450

  Moonesinghe, S R ^a,b   Tomlinson, A A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL INDICATOR; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952936218     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer052     Document Type: Editorial

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