Economic evaluation of Australian acute care accreditation (ACCREDIT-CBA (Acute)): Study protocol for a mixedmethod research project

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Mumford, Virginia ^a   Greenfield, David ^a   Hinchcliff, Reece ^a   Moldovan, Max ^a   Forde, Kevin ^b   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 84874965811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002381     Document Type: Article

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