Developing programme specifications with professional bodies and statutory regulators in health and social care

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 215-221

  Pittilo, R Michael ^a   Morgan, Graham ^a   Fergy, Sue ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care; Higher education; Specifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986038286     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880010356200     Document Type: Article

References (11)

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