International comparison of nine accreditation programmes for ambulatory care facilities

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 425-432

  Auras, Silke ^a   Geraedts, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Ambulatory care; External quality assessment; Quality management

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; SWITZERLAND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81255142054     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-011-0408-4     Document Type: Article

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