The attitude of health care professionals towards accreditation: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 74-80

  Alkhenizan, Abdullah ^a   Shaw, Charles ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b European Society for Quality in Healthcare   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accreditation; attitude; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896400573     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8229.98281     Document Type: Review

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