Local perceptions on factors influencing the introduction of international healthcare accreditation in Pakistan

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1021-1030

  Sax, Sylvia ^a   Marx, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

developing countries; Health systems strengthening; healthcare accreditation; Pakistan; quality improvement methods

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; OBSERVATION; PAKISTAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATION; PAKISTAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84926346817     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt084     Document Type: Article

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