Progressing beyond SLMTA: Are internal audits and corrective action the key drivers of quality improvement?

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Maina, Robert N ^a   Mengo, Doris M ^a   Mohamud, Abdikher D ^a   Ochieng, Susan M ^a   Milgo, Sammy K ^a   Sexton, Connie J ^b   Moyo, Sikhulile ^c   Luman, Elizabeth T ^b  

^a Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS)   (Kenya)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c BOTSWANA HARVARD AIDS INSTITUTE PARTNERSHIP   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KENYA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85042949695     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.222     Document Type: Article

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