Narrative synthesis of health service accreditation literature

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 979-991

  Hinchcliff, Reece ^a   Greenfield, David ^a   Moldovan, Max ^a   Westbrook, Johanna Irene ^a   Pawsey, Marjorie ^a   Mumford, Virginia ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSUMER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACCREDITATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; NARRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84871930641     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000852     Document Type: Review

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